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History of the Dagbon State

Kpogon-umbo

After serving briefly in Mali, Kpogon-umbo and his followers came into conflict with the rising Songai Empire in western Africa and reprisal attacks from the Songhai compelled Kpogon-umbo and his followers southward.

Kpogon-umbo later seized power and ruled over Biun in Gurma. His son, Naa Gbewaa (or Bawa) left Biun with some of his followers to settle at Pusiga in the north-eastern part of Ghana where he ruled until he died.

Three brothers, three kingdoms

In Pusiga, the chieftaincy of the Kingdom of Greater Dagbon became known as ‘Nam’, which was the old Gbewaa Palace in Yendi preserve of the male children of Naa Gbewaah.

His son, Zirili, succeeded him, but succession disputes among three of Zirili's younger brothers - Tohagu, Mantambo and Sitobu - led to the kingdom's demise.

The three moved southwards from Pusiga with their followers. Tohagu founded the Mamprusi Kingdom, Mantambo the Nanung Kingdom and Sitobu the modern Dagbon Kingdom.

A daughter of Naa Gbewaah, Yentuagri, married a Grumah and together, they established the Moshi Kingdom.

Sitobu subsequently settled briefly at Gambaga before moving south to Namburugu, near Karaga, where he founded the modern Dagbon state.

Sitobu's son, Naa Nyagsi (1416-1432) who succeeded him, embarked on a war of expansion and established his capital at Yani Dabari in Diyali near Tamale where he developed a stable political organisation by enskinning his sons, brothers and uncles as rulers over his subjects.