Ga Mantse

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The Ga Mantse is the traditional king and paramount chief of the Ga people of the Greater Accra Region in Ghana.

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Ga Mantse canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monarch
traditional title
associatedEthnicGroup Ga-Adangbe peoples
associatedFestival Homowo festival
authorityType customary authority
traditional authority
capitalCityAssociated Accra
confers traditional titles within Ga State
continent Africa
country Ghana
culturalRole guardian of Ga customs and traditions
symbol of Ga unity
ethnicGroupRepresented Ga people
function arbitration of disputes within Ga State
preservation of Ga cultural heritage
representation of Ga people in national matters
governedBy Ga customary law
governmentalStatus non-constitutional traditional authority
hasSubordinate Ga clan heads
Ga divisional chiefs
historicalSignificance pre-colonial leadership institution of the Ga people
jurisdiction Ga traditional area
linked to: Ga Traditional Area

parts of the Greater Accra Region
languageCommunity Ga language speakers
modernRole interface between Ga traditional institutions and the Ghanaian state
participatesIn state and traditional ceremonies in Accra
positionHeldFor Ga people
positionHeldIn Greater Accra Region
recognizedBy Government of Ghana
House of Chiefs of Ghana
region Greater Accra Region
religiousRole participant in Ga traditional religious rites
role paramount chief of the Ga people
traditional king of the Ga people
seat Ga Mantse Palace
seatCity Accra
selectionMethod customary selection by Ga royal houses
enstoolment
subordinateTo national constitutional framework of Ghana
successionType hereditary within Ga royal lineages
titleHolderOf Ga State
titleLanguage Ga language
traditionalArea Ga State
traditionalHierarchyLevel paramount chief

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