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Name: Magba

Type: Polity

Start: 1244 AD

End: 1900 AD

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Was a precolonial polity in Cameroon.

Establishment


  • January 1244: Foundation of Magba.
  • Chronology


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    1. Events


  • January 1395: The Kingdom of Bamum, founded in 1394, was a pre-colonial state in northwest Cameroon. It was ruled by King Nsangou and Queen Ngoungoure, known for their cultural and artistic achievements. In 1394, the territory expanded to include the region marked on the map.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1901: Inglobated into German Kamerun. By the end of the XIX century the whole of Cameroon was conquered by Germany (however, the egular indigenous revolts continued).
  • Selected Sources


  • Konrad, S. (2008): Deutsche Kolonialgeschichte, Munich (Germany), p. 30
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