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Capitaland largest city
  
Demonym
  
Mole–Dagbani

Area
  
97,702 km²

Religion
  
Founded
  
1409

Kingdom of Dagbon dagomba About the Dagomba

Status
  
Founding(1409)The Northern RegionThe Upper West RegionThe Upper East Region

Official languages
  
Oti–Volta, Hausa (lingua franca)

Ethnic groups
  
Mole–DagbaniDagomba (Dagbani)Gonja (Guan)Wala (Waala)Gurunsi (Gurunsi)Mossi (Mooré)Mamprusi (Mampruli)Afro-AsiaticHausawa (Hausa/Ghananci)SonghaiZabarima (Zarma)MandéWangara (Dyula/Ligbi/Busansi)Ghanaian-FulaniFulfulde (Fula (Maasina))

The Kingdom of Dagbon was an African kingdom in West Africa; it comprised the Northern, Upper West, and Upper East regions of present-day Ghana. The Kingdom of Dagbon's territories included Dagomba, Gonja, Mamprusi, Bimoba, Chokosi, and Konkomba in the Northern region; Wala and Dagati in the Upper West region; and Frafra, Kasena, Talensi, Kusasi, Mamprusi, Bulsa, and Nankana in the Upper East region.

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History

Kingdom of Dagbon Kingdom of Dagbon Wikipedia

The Kingdom of Dagbon was a Dagomba, Wala, Gurunsi, Mamprusi (Mossi), and Gonja (Guang) absolute monarchy before the British Empire colonized it. The Kingdom of Dagbon enjoyed distinct constitutional position before it became part of the Kingdom of Ashanti and British Togoland. It was culturally closer to, and was the result of, other Sahelian kingdoms, especially to the Mossi Kingdoms, Mali Empire, Songhai Empire, and Hausa Bakwai, with which Dagbon were major trading partners for salt, kola nuts, and slaves.

Kingdom of Dagbon MOLE DAGOMBAS THE GREAT WARRIORS January 2013

Kingdom of Dagbon An abridged history of dagbon

References

Kingdom of Dagbon Wikipedia


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