Primarily, there were the semi-autonomous villages, each governed by its own chief known as the atangchuo, who played a crucial role as the war planner.
These villages operated with a degree of independence but were intricately linked to the central authority under various conditions that dictated their relationship dynamics.
These conditions often influenced alliances, resource sharing, and military strategies during the conflicts that ensued in the region.
The attack was a reprisal of the death of two of Eugene Zintgraff's messengers sent to Bafut to demand ivory.
The museum houses a special section on the Battle of Mankon, with the skulls of four dead German soldiers, their arms and ammunition.