People / group
Ngbanya
The Ngbanya are the ruling estate of Gonja in northern Ghana, descendants of the Mande horsemen who conquered the region under Ndewura Jakpa in the 17th century. They hold the chieftaincies of Gonja's divisions, while Muslim scholars and the older commoner peoples form the other estates of Gonja society.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ngbanya. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ngbanya
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- “Ngbanya.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ngbanya. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Ngbanya’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ngbanya (Accessed: ).
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