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Kasa polity
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294919228
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2012-07-10
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Kasa polity
IND
1
MIS
Kasa’s king, or mansa, was a leading trader with the Portuguese, and Casamance takes its name from the Portuguese adaptation of Kasa mansa (king of Kasa). http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/97739/Casamance (accessed 10.07.2012)
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294919228
UDC
340.141.1Kasa
SN
Location: much of the area that is now Casamance.
MRF
321Kasa
UF
Kasa Kingdom
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