 The Kuranko moved into the territory of present-day Sierra Leone from what is now Guinea, under the leadership of warrior Mansa Kama, who lived approximately between 1650 and 1720.Mansa Kama founded Kamadugu, now contained within the Sengbe Chiefdom of Koinadugu District, as well as Kholifa, which is still a chiefdom to this day.Kama travelled widely across the area with an Islamic alfa in the late 1600s, encountering numerous military battles on the way.