People / group

Gurma people

Also known as Gourmantché, Gurmanche, Gulmance

The Gurma, or Gourmantché, are a Gur-speaking people of eastern Burkina Faso and neighbouring parts of Niger, Togo and Benin. Their traditional kingdoms, centred on Fada N'Gourma, were among the Mossi-related states of the Volta basin. Before the 19th century Gurma chiefs ruled Liptako, until Fulbe herders rose against them and founded the Emirate of Liptako around 1810.

Gurma people
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Kingdom of Fada N'GourmaEmirate of Liptako

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gurma people. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gurma-people
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