Kingdom of Dagbon

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Yendi
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ghana
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:dance
gptkb:storytelling
gptkb:oral_tradition
drumming
gptkbp:currency cowries (historically)
gptkbp:currentRulerTitle gptkb:Yaa_Naa
gptkbp:district gptkb:Dagbon_Traditional_Council
gptkbp:dividedInto chiefdoms
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Dagombas
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Damba_Festival
gptkb:Bugum_Chugu
gptkbp:flag features black star and traditional symbols
gptkbp:founded circa 15th century
gptkbp:governingBody hereditary monarchy
gptkbp:historicalEvent conflict with Gonja
conflict with Mamprugu
gptkbp:historicalRegion gptkb:West_Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kingdom of Dagbon
gptkbp:language gptkb:Dagbani
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Northern_Region
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Mamprugu
gptkb:Gonja
gptkb:Nanumba
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Karaga
gptkb:Tolon
gptkb:Gushegu
gptkb:Kumbungu
gptkb:Savelugu
gptkb:Saboba
gptkb:Tatale
gptkb:Zabzugu
gptkb:Chereponi
gptkb:Yendi
gptkb:Bimbilla
Tamale
Wulensi
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Dagbon_chieftaincy_crisis
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Gbewaa_Palace
gptkb:Yendi
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Naa_Gbewaa
gptkb:Yaa_Naa_Mahamadu_Abdulai_IV
gptkb:Yaa_Naa_Yakubu_Andani_II
gptkb:Yaa_Naa_Abukari_Mahama_II
gptkbp:partOf Northern Territories of the Gold Coast (colonial era)
gptkbp:population over 1 million (approximate)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Yaa_Naa_Abukari_Mahama_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:African_kingdoms
gptkb:Mole-Dagbani_peoples
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7