Larabanga Essays

HISTORY OF GONJA INTRODUCTION To the south-west of Mamprugu, Dagbon and Nanum emerged the kingdom of Gonja. Gonja also known as Ghanjawiyyu is a kingdom in Northern Ghana. The people of Gonja speaks The Gonja Language, which is a North Guan language spoken about a 3rd of the populace that resides in the Northern part of Ghana. It is known that Gonja are Guan people who have been influenced by Akan, Mande and Hausa people. Precolonial Gonja society was stratified into castes, with a Ruling class