People / group

Mossi

The Mossi are a people of present-day Burkina Faso, who founded a group of kingdoms in the Volta basin from the fifteenth century. Mossi cavalry raided northwards into the Niger bend. According to the Mali Empire's profile, Mossi raids were among the external pressures that weakened Mali.

Mentioned in 4 profiles

Mali EmpireMilitary, Impact, DeclineSonghai EmpireMilitaryFrench West AfricaFoundationBamana EmpireMilitary

Mentioned in 7 state histories

MampruguKingdom of Fada N'GourmaKingdom of TenkodogoKingdom of OuagadougouKingdom of YatengaKingdom of BoussoumaFrench Upper Volta

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mossi. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mossi
MLA
“Mossi.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mossi. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Mossi.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mossi.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Mossi’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mossi (Accessed: ).

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