Black Rasta | A Short History Of Mamprugu

The Mamprugu Kingdom is the oldest Kingdom, pre dating all others by centuries, in the territory that would afterwards be named The Gold Coast, and subsequently, Ghana. The Kingdom was founded around the 13th century by the Great Naa Gbanwah/Gbewah[2] at Pusiga, a village 14 kilometres from Bawku, which is why Mamprusis revere Bawku as their ancestral home. Naa Gbanwaah’s tomb is in Pusiga.
NaYiri NaBɔhaga at his palace in Nalerigu
The Kingdom spans most of the North East, Northern, Upper East and the Upper West Regions of Ghana, portions of Northern Togo, and into Burkina Faso. As a consequence, the King of Mossi, Moronaba, of Burkina Faso, to this day, symbolically, is enskinned by the Nayiri - the king of Mamprugu. Thus, establishing this kingdom as the preeminent of its kind. The only kingdom in present-day Ghana whose relevance and authority cuts across national boundaries on the weight of its humble supremacy.
The name of the kingdom is Mamprugu, the ethnicity is Mamprusi, and the language is Mampruli. Succession to a skin is hereditary. Only male direct descendants of Naa Gbanwaah are eligible.
The story of the Mamprusi monarchy traces its origin to a great warrior named Tohazie. Tohazie, means the Red Hunter. He was called the Red Hunter by his people because he was fair in complexion. Tohazie's grandson Naa Gbanwaah settled in Pusiga and established Mamprugu.
Mamprusi is the eldest of the Mõõre-Gurma (Mole-Dagbamba) ethnic group: Mamprusi, Dagomba, Nanumba, and Moshie.

[@kassimkamal]

Black Rasta is a man of integrity so he will never tell lies on this matter

[@batuu5296]

Very interesting ! But from my personal conversation with one lieutenant chief of Gambaga , he said the Tendaama of Bawku are the Kusaase people. What does this mean to this discussion? Does tendaana mean land owner? If yes, then there is more need for clarification.

[@queensheeda1415]

This is real talk 👏

[@issahakubukari7018]

Wow mashallah 👍

[@queensheeda1415]

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[@Braa_Labista]

I’m proud of my tribe 🇬🇭 @mamprusi ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@issahmubarak5510]

Great

[@kassimkamal]

Appreciate teacher for the lectures

[@ibrahimhussein6707]

Hope you will tell us more about kusasi and mampurise conflict issue.

[@aguzeleamadu8287]

@Black Rasta , How could Mamprusis own the Bawku Land when they were not the Tindaaners those days till today?? In our Ghanaian Customs and Traditions norms and arrangements, u cannot naturally or originally own a piece of Land when u cannot perform Rituals on that Land.
2)......And in any case, if the Mamprugu people were the first to conquer Pusiga and Bawku from other people with force , what then makes it Bad when the White Man came and also use the same force to Bawku from the Mamprusis and gave it to another group of people which is the Kusaasis??

[@batuu5296]

I heard from a Mamprusi friend who is a chief that the tendaama are the Kusaase people

[@ibrahimhussein6707]

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[@adnanmohammed3340]

The truth has been spoken❤️🙏🏾

[@kowanaso9890]

Wow the bitter truth ❤❤❤

[@queensheeda1415]

Even the Kusase people knows the truth,,, but they are so arrogance

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