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Pre-Colonial Era
Echoes of the Sahel: The Gonja Kingdom, Islamic Expansion, and the Forging of Northern Ghana
- Gonja
- Islam
- Mande
- Wangara
- Salaga
- Savannah Region
- Pre-colonial Ghana
- State formation
- Trans-Saharan trade
- Ngbanya
- Volta Basin
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Chapter 1
The Genesis of the Gonja State: Ngbanya Hegemony and Multi-Ethnic Foundations
Explores the origins of the Gonja Kingdom, tracing the arrival of the Ngbanya warrior elite, their Mande connections, and the processes through which they established dominance over diverse indigenous populations, laying the groundwork for a unique multi-ethnic polity in the Volta Basin.
Sources & References
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- Goody, Jack. (1967). The Over-Kingdom of Gonja. In D. Forde & P. M. Kaberry (eds.), West African Kingdoms in the Nineteenth Century. Oxford University Press.
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