page_title: Kingdom of Bamum
hierarchical_section_title: Kingdom of Bamum
caption_attribution_description: English: A detailed map of the Kingdom of Bamum based on a map from the book "L'Ecriture des Bamum"
context_page_description: The Kingdom of Bamum was a pre-colonial Central African state in what is now northwest Cameroon. It was founded by the Bamun, an ethnic group from northeast Cameroon. Its capital was the ancient walled city of Fumban.
context_section_description: The Kingdom of Bamum (also spelled Bamoum, Bamun, Bamoun, or Mum) (1394–1884) was a pre-colonial Central African state in what is now northwest Cameroon. It was founded by the Bamun, an ethnic group from northeast Cameroon. Its capital was the ancient walled city of Fumban.
caption: Map of the Kingdom of Bamun
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