• Departure of Princess Yennenga from the Dagomba Kingdom
11th century
• Conquest by the French colonial empire
1896
Succeeded by
French Sudan
Person
Moaaga
People
Mosse
Language
Mòoré
Country
Moogho
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History of Burkina Faso
Bura Bura-Asinda
Prehistoric c. 3rd–13th century
Mossi Kingdoms
c. 11th century – 1896
Kong Empire
c. 1710 – 1898
French Upper Volta
1919–1932 1947–1958
Republic
1958–1984
Burkina Faso (1984–present)
Agacher Strip War
1985
Assassination of Sankara
1987
Compaoré rule
1987–2014
Burkinabè revolution
2014
Transitional period
2014–2015
Jihadist insurgency
2015–present
Burkinabé coup d'état
2015
2015 elections and aftermath
2015–2022
January and September coup d'état
2022
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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.
Some Mossi Kingdoms still exist today as constituent monarchies within Burkina Faso. Most notably, Naba Baongo II currently reigns as Mogho Naba of Wogodogo (Ouagadougou).[1] The kingdoms of Boussouma, Fada N'gourma, Tenkodogo, and Yatenga currently co-exist in a similar fashion, each with their own monarchs. While they no longer hold sovereignty, they still retain some cultural and political influence.[2][3][4][5]
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The MossiKingdoms, sometimes referred to as the Mossi Empire, were a group of powerful kingdoms in modern-day Burkina Faso which dominated the region...
The Mossi are a Gur ethnic group native to modern Burkina Faso, primarily the Volta River basin. The Mossi are the largest ethnic group in Burkina Faso...
("king of the world") of Wogodogo, one of the MossiKingdoms located in present-day Burkina Faso. The kingdom takes its name from its historic capital, now...
Mossi may refer to: Mossi people Mossi language MossiKingdoms the Mossi, a Burkinabe variant of the Dongola horse Mossi (given name) Mossi (surname)...
of Burkina Faso includes the history of various kingdoms within the country, such as the Mossikingdoms, as well as the later French colonisation of the...
The Dagomba founded the Kingdom of Dagbon. They are historically related to the Mossi people of Burkina Faso. The MossiKingdoms were founded by Yennenga...
of the MossiKingdoms located in present-day Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso Mossi states Rulers of the Mossi state of Gurunsi Rulers of the Mossi state of...
Rialé. Yennenga or her son Ouedraogo are considered the founder of the MossiKingdoms. There are different versions about the escape of the princess. Yennenga...
Historically, its noble daughter, Yennenga, is regarded as the "mother" of the Mossikingdoms, a people who constitute nearly half of the nation of Burkina Faso....
the Kingdom of Dagbon, in what is now northern Ghana. His sons and daughters are credited with founding several states, including the Mossikingdoms of...
empire-building Mossi/MossiKingdoms, who are believed to have come up to their present location from present-day northern Ghana. For centuries, the Mossi peasant...
This city served as the capital of the kingdom of Yatenga, a powerful kingdom out of the many Mossikingdoms, but its influence decreased in the century...
Ouidiraogo) was the son of Yennenga and progenitor of the MossiKingdoms. He founded the kingdom of Tenkodogo. His three sons were Rawa, Diaba Lompo, and...
Tenkodogo is also the capital of the Tenkodogo MossiKingdom and considered to be root of all other MossiKingdoms, having been found circa 1100. The literal...
present-day Ghana. Kingdoms that emerged from Dagbon include the MossiKingdoms of Burkina Faso, and Bouna Kingdom of Ivory Coast. The kingdom enjoyed great...
This is a list of kingdoms and empires in Africa throughout history. The vast majority of kingdoms included in this list existed prior to the Scramble...
sub-kingdoms would later arise from Dagbon including the MossiKingdoms of Burkina Faso and Bouna Kingdom of Ivory Coast. Dagbon pioneered Ghana's earliest learning...
progenitor of the MossiKingdoms of Burkina Faso founded by Yennega, the Bouna of Ivory Coast and the Dagaaba states. The kingdom is known for its fierce...
Kingdom of Ouidah Kingdom of Porto-Novo MossiKingdomsKingdom of Burundi German East Africa Ruanda-Urundi Kingdom of Bamum Central African Empire Kanem...
Nungu Kingdom sometimes referred to as the Gurma Kingdom or Empire. The state was created by the Gurmanche people who are closely related to the Mossi people...
Maximes, pensées et devinettes mossi (Maxims, Thoughts and Riddles of the Mossi), a record of the oral history of the Mossi people. The oral tradition continued...
original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017. "More (Language of the Mossi Tribe) Phrase Book". World Digital Library. Archived from the original on...
in Burkina Faso is the Mossi people, who settled the area in the 11th and 13th centuries. They established powerful kingdoms such as the Ouagadougou...
current day Ghana. Historically, these groups were subjects of the Mossikingdoms. This area became in the late 1890s part of a three-way competition...
dominated by the MossiKingdoms, who are believed to have come from central or eastern Africa sometime in the 11th century. The Mossi initially defended...
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