09/01/2026
IS THIS THE CORRECT HISTORY OF THE MAMPRUSIS???ββββ
The Mamprugu Kingdom is one of the oldest Kingdoms in the territory that would afterwards be named The Gold Coast, and subsequently, Ghana.[citation needed] The Mamprusi claim to eldership is based on Cognatic Primogeniture, where succession is through the oldest male child. However, Gbewaa did not practise this, as he designated a younger son FoΙ£u/KufoΙ£u to rule over his eldest child KachaΙ£u and his eldest son Zirile.[2][3]
Mamprusi.
The Kingdom was founded around the 13th century by the Great Naa Gbanwah/Gbewah[4] at Pusiga, a village 14 kilometres from Bawku, which is why Mamprusis revere Pusiga as their ancestral home. Naa Gbanwaah's tomb is in Pusiga.
The Kingdom spans most of the North East, Northern Region 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 β the king of Mamprugu. Thus, establishing this kingdom as one of the preeminent in the region.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7]
Mamprusi is the eldest of the Mááre-Gurma (MoleβDagbamba) ethnic group: Mamprusi, Dagomba, Nanumba, and Moshie.[8]