Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Dagomba resisted European Colonization even after Germany burnt down and occupied its capital, Yendi, [11] [12] located in Eastern Dagbon (Naya). The Dagomba are one of few African people who reserve royal titles for women [citation needed]. Dagomba women rule, ascend to royal positions with male subjects, and own regal lands.
In 1896, the Germans led by Valentin von Massow, Hans Gruner and Gaston Thierry clashed with the Dagomba at the Battle of Adibo, destroyed Yendi and made away with valuables. It was a massacre, as the 7,000-man, poorly equipped Dagomba army merely rushed with their bows and arrows at the 100-man well-armed German army. [54]
As with many ethnic groups in Ghana, names form part of the cultural fabric of the Mole-Dagombas.Naming practices stem from either religious (mainly Islamic names) or traditional origins. [1]
This is a tree of the monarchs of the traditional Kingdom of Dagbon, the kingdom of the Dagomba people, located in northern Ghana. [1] The term Yaa-Naa means "king of strength/power" in the Dagbanli language. It was adopted by king (Naa) Shitobu, and has since been the title for the king of Dagbon.
Naa Gbewaa (also known as Nedega or Kulu Gbagha) is the founder of the Kingdom of Dagbon, in what is now northern Ghana.His sons and daughters are credited with founding several states, [1] [2] including the Mossi Kingdoms of Burkina Faso. [3]
This version of the festival's origin is problematic for several reasons. First, such a festival is not celebrated by the Muslim world. Second, the Mamprusi who are related to the Dagomba through their common ancestor Naa Gbewa believe in the traditional story. Finally, Dagbamba (Dagomba) do not originate from Aad and had nothing to do with Arabs.
The global challenge we should be talking more about.
The Yaa Naa is the title of the king of Dagbon, the Kingdom of the Dagomba people, located in the Northern Region of present-day Ghana. The current Yaa Naa is Mahama Abukari Gariba II. [1] He was enskinned on Friday, January 25, 2019. The Lion of Gbewaa is the totemic symbol of the Yaa Naa. [2]