Sofa (warrior)
Sofa is a Mandinka term for slave soldiers who served in the army of the Mali Empire. Sofas would also fight, in varying capacities, in the armies of later Mandé states such as the Bamana and Wassoulou empires.
Read more about Sofa (warrior): Etymology, Sofa in The Mandinka Empire of Mali, Sofa in The Mané Empire of Kquoja, Sofa in The Bamana Empire of Segou, Sofa in The Dyula Empire of Wassoulou, See Also
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