User:Lancine.kounfantoh.fofana/Saaji Camara

Saaji Jomande Camara, also known as Gbankoundo Saaji, was a 19th century king in southern Guinea. He was defeated by Samory Touré.

Capital and fortress
He built his capital city above a hill named Gban. It was a rocky stone hill that made it a fortress city. All the kings were avoiding conquering it due to difficulty to access it.

They spent longtime on peace, anyone attacked them. Even though Samory was worrying about it, he also sent the expert to study it.

Battle of Gbankoundo
In 1878, Samory prepared the War Against Saaji Jomande (Camara) which he was avoiding for a long time, because the capital city was settled over a hill which made it extra difficult to conquer it.

On his arrival at Gbankoundo, he spent a month near the area and tried to discuss with Saaji's favorite wife: "if you help me defeat your husband, you will become my favorite wife and the Queen mother". The curiosity and ambition made her betray her beloved husband, who choose her as his favorite; she then continued the suction and put the water in the powder compact until she saw the water droppings under the compact, she then informed Touré: "the mission completed".

Samory ordered his soldiers to attack the city in the morning. Saaji's soldiers rushed to the powder compact and discovered the powder compact so wet. They continued the war with the little powder they were keeping. Touré's soldiers continued climbing the hill and with attacking Jomande's capital city, he defeated them and arrested Saaji Jomande and decapitated him. His wife was hoping to become Touré's favored wife, but he didn't accept it and said: "a woman who betrayed her beloved husband, can she hesitate to betray the newly loved one?", and decapitated her too.