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Ouedraogo
Ouédraogo (also spelled Wedraogo or Ouidiraogo) was the son of Yennenga and progenitor of the Mossi Kingdoms. He founded the kingdom of Tenkodogo. His three sons were Rawa, Diaba Lompo Diaba Lompo was a 13th-century ruler, and the founder of the town of Fada N'Gourma, in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bor ..., and Zoungourana. References 13th-century Burkinabé people City founders {{Mogho Naba ...
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Yennenga
Yennenga was a legendary princess, considered the mother of the Mossi people of Burkina Faso. She was a famous warrior precious for her father, Naa Gbewaa or Nedega, the founder of the kingdom of Dagbon, now in present day Ghana. But the princess aspired to another destiny and decided to leave the kingdom. On the run with her horse, she meets a young hunter, Rialé with whom she had a child called Ouedraogo. Ouedraogo is a famous last name in Burkina Faso and means "male horse" in honor to the horse which leads the princess to Rialé. Yennenga or her son Ouedraogo are considered the founder of the Mossi Kingdoms. There are different versions about the escape of the princess. Biography Yennenga was a princess of Burkina Faso, who lived over 900 years ago, the daughter of the king Nedega and the queen Napoko. Nedega was an early 12th-century king of the Dagbon Kingdom in what is now northern Ghana. Her father raised her to be a skilled hunter and fighter. She was beautiful (her nam ...
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Mossi Kingdoms
The Mossi Kingdoms, sometimes referred to as the Mossi Empire, were a group of powerful kingdoms in modern-day Burkina Faso which dominated the region of the upper Volta river for hundreds of years. The largest Mossi kingdoms was that of Ouagadougou and the king of Ouagadougou known as the Mogho Naaba, or King of All the World, serves as the Emperor of all the Mossi. The first kingdom was founded when Dagomba warriors from the region that is present-day Ghana and Mandé warriors moved into the area and intermarried with local people. Centralization of the political and military powers of the kingdoms begin in the 13th century and led to conflicts between the Mossi kingdoms and many of the other powerful states in the region. In 1896, the French took over the kingdoms and created the French Upper Volta which largely used the Mossi administrative structure for many decades in governing the colony. Origin Accounts of the origin of the Mossi kingdom and parts of their history are ...
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Rawa (Mossi)
Rawa (Ra-wa) was the developer of the government of Mossi. He was titled one of the masters of war for his accomplishments as a conqueror. A son of Ouedraogo, he is one of the three siblings of the founders of the Mossi and the first citizens of Mossi. While his younger brother, Zoungrana, overlooked the city of Tenkodogo (which was at the time the only city of the Mossi), and his other brother, Diaba Lompo Diaba Lompo was a 13th-century ruler, and the founder of the town of Fada N'Gourma, in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bord ..., headed south and founded Gurmanche (of the Nungu kingdom), Rawa traveled north to establish the city of Zandana. References * * 15th-century Burkinabé people City founders {{BurkinaFaso-bio-stub ...
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Zoungourana
Zoungrana (also spelled Zoungourana or Zungrana; died 1495), was a Mossi ruler, either the first or second ruler of Tenkodogo. He was the third son of Ouedraogo Ouédraogo (also spelled Wedraogo or Ouidiraogo) was the son of Yennenga and progenitor of the Mossi Kingdoms. He founded the kingdom of Tenkodogo. His three sons were Rawa, Diaba Lompo Diaba Lompo was a 13th-century ruler, and the founder of th .... References 1495 deaths 15th-century Burkinabé people {{BurkinaFaso-bio-stub ...
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Tenkodogo
Tenkodogo is the capital city of Boulgou Province and the Centre-Est Region of Burkina Faso with a population of 61,936 (2019). Economy The villages surrounding Tenkodogo are primarily based around animal husbandry. The main market takes place every 3 days. The Restaurant Patisserie Salon du Thé is known for its tea, yoghurt and pastries. The Le Rotisseur restaurant is known for its grilled chicken. Notable hotels include Hotel Djamou, Hotel Djamou Annexe, Hotel Laafi, and Auberge Riale. Politics On 29 January 2016, the king of Tenkodogo, Naba Saga, died while in Thailand for hospital care. He was the 28th king of Tenkodogo according to tradition and was inducted on 5 October 2001. He had taken the position after the death of his father, Naba Tigre, in September 2001. He was succeeded by Naba Guiguem-Pollé as king. Transport The town is connected to Koupéla and Bittou, along the N15 highway. Climate Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate ...
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Diaba Lompo
Diaba Lompo was a 13th-century ruler, and the founder of the town of Fada N'Gourma, in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the .... His original name for Fada N'Gourma was Bingo. Fada N'Gourma is the easternmost major city in Burkina Faso. Nowadays it is nicknamed Fada. References City founders {{BurkinaFaso-bio-stub ...
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13th-century Burkinabé People
The 13th century was the century which lasted from January 1, 1201 ( MCCI) through December 31, 1300 ( MCCC) in accordance with the Julian calendar. The Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan, which stretched from Eastern Asia to Eastern Europe. The conquests of Hulagu Khan and other Mongol invasions changed the course of the Muslim world, most notably the Siege of Baghdad (1258), the destruction of the House of Wisdom and the weakening of the Mamluks and Rums which, according to historians, caused the decline of the Islamic Golden Age. Other Muslim powers such as the Mali Empire and Delhi Sultanate conquered large parts of West Africa and the Indian subcontinent, while Buddhism witnessed a decline through the conquest led by Bakhtiyar Khilji. The Southern Song dynasty would begin the century as a prosperous kingdom but would eventually be invaded and annexed into the Yuan dynasty of the Mongols. The Kamakura Shogunate of Japan would be invaded by the Mongols. Goryeo resisted ...
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