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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_region
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Empire_of_Wassoulou
gptkb:Wassulu_Empire
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gptkbp:area
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approximately 300,000 km²
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gptkbp:capital
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gptkb:Bissandugu
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gptkbp:currency
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cowrie shells
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gptkbp:dissolved
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French colonial forces
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gptkbp:endDate
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1898
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gptkbp:flag
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black, white, and red horizontal stripes
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gptkbp:foundedBy
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gptkb:Samori_Ture
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gptkbp:governmentType
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gptkb:monarchy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Wassoulou Empire
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gptkbp:locatedInPresentDay
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gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkb:Guinea
gptkb:Ivory_Coast
gptkb:Mali
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gptkbp:militaryBranch
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well-organized army with firearms
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Kenedougou
gptkb:Battle_of_Samaya
gptkb:Siege_of_Sikasso
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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resistance against French colonialism
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gptkbp:notableFor
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resistance to French colonial expansion in West Africa
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gptkbp:notableLeader
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gptkb:Samori_Ture
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Samori_Ture
gptkb:Balla_Diarra
gptkb:Keme_Brema
gptkb:Seydou_Toure
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gptkbp:officialLanguage
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Mandinka
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gptkbp:predecessor
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various Mandinka chiefdoms
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Islam
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gptkbp:startDate
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1878
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:French_West_Africa
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Soudan_français
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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