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Kong Empire

1710 – 1898
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Dyula Muslim trading empire of the northern Ivory Coast, destroyed by Samori Touré.

The Kong Empire was destroyed on 23 May 1897 when Samori Touré's Wassoulou forces sacked and burned the city of Kong after local merchants conspired with the French; France subsequently captured Samori in 1898 and incorporated the territory into French West Africa.

Borders in 1832 · drawn from 2 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 2 border frames for Kong Empire — the shape you scrub through changes in 1710 · 1832.

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