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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:King
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gptkbp:area
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approximately 7,700 km²
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gptkbp:capital
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gptkb:Foumban
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gptkbp:colonizedBy
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gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
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gptkbp:culturalHeritage
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gptkb:Bamum_bronze_works
gptkb:Bamum_mask
Bamum art
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gptkbp:currency
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Cowries
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gptkbp:ethnicGroup
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gptkb:Bamoun_people
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gptkbp:flag
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gptkb:Flag_of_Bamoun_Kingdom
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gptkbp:foundedBy
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gptkb:Nchare_Yen
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gptkbp:foundedIn
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1394
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gptkbp:governmentType
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gptkb:monarchy
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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gptkb:Pre-colonial_Africa
Colonial Africa
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Bamoun Kingdom
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Bamum_language
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Cameroon
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gptkbp:museum
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gptkb:Musée_du_Palais_du_Sultan_(Foumban_Palace_Museum)
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gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality
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gptkb:Tikar
gptkb:Bamileke
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Conversion to Islam under Sultan Njoya
Introduction of Bamum script in early 20th century
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gptkbp:notableRuler
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gptkb:Sultan_Ibrahim_Njoya
gptkb:Sultan_Nchare_Yen
gptkb:Sultan_Seidou_Njimoluh_Njoya
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gptkbp:notableSite
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gptkb:Royal_Palace_of_Foumban
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gptkbp:population
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over 500,000 (Bamoun people)
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:West_Region_of_Cameroon
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
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gptkbp:ruled
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gptkb:King
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gptkbp:status
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Traditional kingdom within Cameroon
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gptkbp:writingSystem
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gptkb:Bamum_script
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Foumban
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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