The Gbewaa Dynasty and the Origins of the Dagomba Kingdom

Long before the Asante Empire and the Gold Coast colony, the northern savannas of present-day Ghana were home to the Dagomba kingdom, founded by the legendary Gbewaa in the 11th century. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the oral traditions of the Gbewaa dynasty, tracing the migration of the Dagomba people from the Lake Chad region to their settlement in the White Volta basin. They discuss the social and political structure of the kingdom, the significance of the Yendi skin (the Dagomba throne), and the role of the drum chant tradition in preserving history. The episode also touches on the controversial figure of Na Zangina, the first Muslim ruler of Dagbon, and how Islam reshaped the kingdom in the 18th century. Finally, they consider how the Dagomba kingdom resisted British colonial expansion, culminating in the 1890s wars and the legacy of the Gbewaa dynasty in modern Ghana. No prior knowledge of Dagomba history is assumed, but connections to earlier episodes on the Gold Coast are drawn naturally. #DagombaKingdom #GbewaaDynasty #YendiSkin #NaZangina #DagbonHistory #NorthernGhana #OralTradition #WhiteVolta #IslamInAfrica #GhanaEmpires #ColonialResistance #PrecolonialAfrica #WestAfricanHistory #DrumChant #GhanaHistory #History #FexingoHistory #AfricanKingdoms Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo