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He was extremely popular in West Africa, so popular, in fact, that many predicted he might become another Samory or Mahmadou Lamine.
World’s Great Men of Color J. A. Rogers 1947
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He was extremely popular in West Africa, so popular, in fact, that many predicted he might become another Samory or Mahmadou Lamine.
World’s Great Men of Color J. A. Rogers 1947
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He was extremely popular in West Africa, so popular, in fact, that many predicted he might become another Samory or Mahmadou Lamine.
World’s Great Men of Color J. A. Rogers 1947
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Now, that is an aspersion upon Lobengula and Samory in particular.
Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Bennet Burleigh
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The king of Calicut, on the Malabar coast, bears the title of Samorin or Samory.
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The king of Calicut, on the Malabar coast, bears the title of Samorin or Samory.
Chapter 24. The Killing of the Divine King. § 3. Kings killed at the End of a Fixed Term 1922
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From the new groups thus remoulded issued successively other conquerors, down to the recent uprisings of the Samory and the Rabah tribes in the Sudan.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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There the French came into collision with a powerful slave-raiding chief, Samory, whom they worsted in a series of campaigns in the five years following.
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) John Holland Rose 1898
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Before the shadows had lengthened in the court above, however, the sound of our door being unbarred aroused us from our lethargy, and a moment later, three soldiers entered and told us to prepare to go before the great ruler Samory.
The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason William Le Queux 1895
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Apparently it had been deemed by Samory wiser to seal the cells entirely rather than secure them by locks, and the train of powder had been placed in position in the event of any reverse of fortune requiring him to secure his treasure quickly before flight.
The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason William Le Queux 1895
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