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Faama is a
Mandinka word
meaning "father," "leader," or "king". It was
commonly used
within the area of pre-imperial Mali. The
title spread into areas...
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translated as "chief".
Mansa contrasts with
another Manding word for ruler,
faama.
Faama emphasizes the military,
coercive authority of a ruler, and can be translated...
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overthrowing the
traditional political order.: 412 He
became the
first Faama of Ségou,
making it the
capital of a new
Bamana Empire.
Fortifying the capital...
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Damul Kalabi Keita's son was
Lahilatoul Keita and the
first faama of the city of Niani. It is
through Lahilatoul that the
Keita clan becomes...
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helped route Kourouma, who was
captured and beheaded.
Samory was now
Faama of all the land
between the Milo, the Sankarani, and Dion rivers.: 34 After...
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financially stable and
continue trade, and by 1878
Toure had
declared himself Faama (Emperor) of the W****oulou empire, with
Bissandugu as its capital.: 56 ...
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Babemba was the
fifth and
final Faama of the Kénédougou Kingdom,
ruling from the 1893
death of his
brother Tieba Traoré
until the
capture of Sik****o by...
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Ngolo Diarra was
faama of the
Bambara Empire from 1766 to 1790. As a
young man his village, Niola, gave
Ngolo to the
state as
disongo annual tribute and...
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stormed the last of the
Sosso cities.
Maghan Sundiata was
declared "
faama of
faamas" and
received the
title "mansa",
which translates as "king". At the...
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Toucouleur ruler (Laamdo Dioulbé) of the
Toucouleur Empire (1864–93) and (
Faama) of Ségou (now Mali) from 1864 to 1884.
Ahmadu was born
during his father...
