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| History: | It was formed in 1120. They displaced the original inhabitants known as the Yonyonse, and began forming complex states with strong militaries focused on the use of cavalry. The Mossi successfully defended their new home from Mandinka and Songhai Muslims and even captured territory in Mali at times. They followed and still follow traditional African faiths. The Tengkodogo kingdom, first of the Mossi states, was ironically the first to be conquered by the French in 1894. |
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| The territory of State: | in present-day Tenkodogo of Burkina Faso |
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