Kabadougou Kingdom
Kingdom of Kabadougou | |||||||
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| 1848–1980 | |||||||
Ivorian kingdoms before colonization. | |||||||
| Status | Independent state (1848–1898) Chiefdom within a nation state (1898–1980) | ||||||
| Capital | Odienné | ||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||
| Government | Absolute monarchy, later Chiefdom | ||||||
| Faama, later chief | |||||||
• 1848–1858 | Vakaba Touré | ||||||
• 1858–1859 | Ibrahima Touré | ||||||
• 1859–1875 | VaMuktar Touré | ||||||
• 1875–1893 | Magbe Touré | ||||||
• 1893–1899 | Moriba Touré | ||||||
• 1899–1901 | Mody Tourè | ||||||
• 1901–1902 | Lanténé Torè | ||||||
• 1903–1934 | Ibrahima Touré II | ||||||
• c. 1980 | Muktar Toure | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1848 | ||||||
• Last confirmed ruler | 1980 | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1898 | 19,000 | ||||||
• 1900 | 14,000 | ||||||
| Currency | Slave trade | ||||||
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| Today part of | Côte d'Ivoire Guinea | ||||||
The Kabadougou Kingdom was a Malinké warrior kingdom situated in north-west Côte d'Ivoire centered on the town of Odienné and bordered the Kingdom of Worodougou. It was ruled by the Touré dynasty, whose founder centered the society around slavery. The dynasty in an alliance with Samori Ture fought French colonization until 1898.