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Mossi polities
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ca. 1500-1900. The northern Mossi states were Tenkodogo, Zandoma, Gurma, Wagadugu and Yatenga - all in today's Burkina Faso. The southern Mossi states were Mamprusi (also known as Memphusi), Dagomba and Nanumba - all in today's Ghana.
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Mossi Kingdoms
Mossi States
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Burkinabe polities
Ghanaian polities
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09.01.02 NAMED POLITIES
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