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Kingdom of Bamum
Kingdom of Bamum Bamum | |
|---|---|
| c. 1394–c. 1923 | |
| Status | Kingdom |
| Capital | Fumban |
| Common languages | Bamum language |
| Religion | Islam |
| Government | Monarchy |
| Mfon | |
| History | |
• Established | c. 1394 |
• Disestablished | c. 1923 |
The Kingdom of Bamoun (also spelled Bamoum, Bamun, Bamoun, or Mum) was a state in central Africa, part of what is now northwest Cameroon. It was founded by the Bamun, an ethnic group from northeast Cameroon. Its capital was the ancient walled city of Fumban. The kingdom came under control of German West Africa in 1916.
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