The Gbewaa Dynasty Founding the Kingdom of Dagbon

Long before the Asante Empire rose in the south, a different kind of kingdom was forming in the northern savannahs of present-day Ghana. This episode traces the legendary migration of Tohazie the Red Hunter and his grandson Gbewaa, whose descendants went on to found the Mole-Dagbani states—Dagbon, Mamprugu, and Nanumba. We explore the oral traditions preserved in the Drum History of the Dagomba, the arrival of Islam via Mande traders, and the centralized chieftaincy system that still shapes northern Ghanaian politics today. Luna and Lucas also discuss how the Gbewaa tradition contrasts with the Asante golden stool myth, and why these founding stories mattered during the colonial era when the British tried to undermine the authority of the Ya-Na, the king of Dagbon. #Gbewaa #Dagbon #Dagomba #Tohazie #YaNa #MoleDagbani #GhanaHistory #OralTradition #WestAfrica #Precolonial #Mamprugu #Nanumba #DrumHistory #History #FexingoHistory #NorthernGhana #SavannahKingdoms #FoundingMyths Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo