List of rulers of Wogodogo
The mogho naba[a] of Wogodogo is the ruler ("king of the world") of Wogodogo, one of the Mossi Kingdoms located in present-day Burkina Faso. The kingdom takes its name from its historic capital, now the Burkinabe national capital of Ouagadougou. Although the most politically powerful of the Mossi Kingdoms, there was no Mossi "empire", and the Wogodogo king did not have authority over the other kingdoms.[1] The French colonial period and subsequent independence have reduced the power vested in the position, but the mogho naba retains an influential role in Burkina Faso.[2]
The position is typically
Rulers of Wogodogo
The chronology of the Mossi Kingdoms prior to the French occupation is unclear. Historian Yamba Tiendrebeogo reconstructed the history of Wogodogo from Mossi oral tradition that included the lengths of the reigns of historical rulers.[6] Other scholars propose more recent dates for many pre-colonial events—setting the start of Oubri's reign around 1495 rather than 1182—and correspondingly shorter reigns for many rulers.[7]
As mogho naba of Tenkodogo
The first Mossi Kingdom was centered around Tenkodogo.[8] Wogodogo, initially a client state of Tenkodogo, gradually grew in power until it was the dominant political power in the Mossi Kingdoms; nevertheless, the rulers of Tenkodogo prior to the formation of Wogodogo are counted as kings of Wogodogo by tradition.[6]
No. | Ruler | Rule began | Rule ended | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1 | Ouedraogo | 1132 | [6] | ||
2 | Zoungrana | 1132 | 1182 | [6] |
As mogho naba of Oubritenga
The first capital of Oubritenga ("Oubri's land") was Guilongou, near modern-day Ziniaré,[8] but typically moved to a village preferred by each new king upon his accession.[9]
No. | Ruler | Rule began | Rule ended | Notes | Ref(s) |
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3 | Oubri | 1182 | 1244 | [6] | |
4 | Naskiemdé | 1244 | 1286 | [6] | |
5 | Nasbiré | 1286 | 1307 | [6] | |
6 | Soarba | 1307 | 1323 | [6] | |
7 | Gnignemdo | 1323 | 1337 | [6] | |
8 | Koundoumié | 1337 | 1358 | [6] | |
9 | Kouda | 1358 | 1401 | [6] | |
10 | Dawingna | 1401 | 1409 | [6] | |
11 | Zoétré Bousma | 1409 | 1441 | [6] | |
12 | Niandfo | 1441 | 1511 | [6] | |
13 | Nakienb-Zanga | 1511 | 1541 | Also known as Nakim | [6] |
14 | Namégué | 1541 | 1542 | [6] | |
15 | Kiba | 1542 | 1561 | [6] | |
16 | Kimba | 1561 | 1582 | [6] | |
17 | Goabga | 1582 | 1599 | [6] | |
18 | Guirga | 1599 | 1605 | [6] | |
19 | Zanna | 1605 | 1633 | [6] | |
20 | Oubi | 1633 | 1659 | [6] | |
21 | Motiba | 1659 | 1666 | [6] | |
22 | Warga | 1666 | 1681 | [6] |
As mogho naba of Wogodogo
Naba Zombré relocated the capital to Wogodogo (Ouagadougou).[10]
No. | Ruler | Rule began | Rule ended | Notes | Ref(s) |
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23 | Zombré |
1681 | 1744 | [6] | |
24 | Saga I | 1744 | 1762 | [6] | |
25 | Kom I | 1762 | 1783 | [6] | |
26 | Doulougou | 1783 | 1802 | [6] | |
27 | Sawadogo | 1802 | 1834 | [6] | |
28 | Karfo | 1834 | 1842 | [6] | |
29 | Baongo I | 1842 | 1850 | [6] | |
30 | Koutou | 1850 | 1871 | [6] | |
31 | Sanem | 1871 | 1889 | [6] | |
32 | Wobgho | 1889 | 21 January 1897[11] | Also known as Boukari Koutou | [6] |
33 | Siguiri | 28 January 1897[11] | 16 February 1905[11] | [6] | |
34 | Kom II | 27 February 1905[11] | 12 February 1942[11] | [6] | |
35 | Saga II | 23 March 1942[11] | 12 November 1957[11] | [6] | |
36 | Kougri | 28 November 1957[11] | 8 December 1982[11] | [6][12] | |
37 | Baongo II | December 1982[11] | present | [12] |
Scope of power
According to Titinga Frédéric Pacéré,[13] in tradition, he is considered all powerful with right of life and death on the inhabitants of Wogodogo and Oubritenga. In practice, his power was subject to the custom and law of the fathers. He personifies the empire and embodies its unity, but power is really in the hands of the court of the mogho naba, ministers who make decisions and govern the country.[14] This complex organisation of powers is materialised every Friday during the ceremony of the false departure of the king.
The mogho naba has no authority over the other kingdoms of
Notes
- ^ Also spelled moro naba, morho naba, mogh-naba or moogo naaba, it combines the words for head (naba) of the world (moro).
References
- ^ Englebert 1996, p. 11.
- ^ Belsour, Camille (2015-09-23). "Qui est le Mogho Naaba, au centre des négociations au Burkina Faso?". SlateAfrique (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ Levtzion 1975, pp. 186–187.
- ^ Ouedraogo 2000, p. 73–74.
- ^ Englebert 1996, pp. 13–14.
- ^ .
- ^ Rupley, Bangali & Diamitani 2013, pp. 155–156.
- ^ a b Rupley, Bangali & Diamitani 2013, p. 156.
- ^ Levtzion 1975, p. 186.
- ^ Rupley, Bangali & Diamitani 2013, p. 150.
- ^ ISBN 0-7864-2562-8.
- ^ a b Rupley, Bangali & Diamitani 2013, p. 23.
- ^ Ainsi on a assassiné tous les mosse, p 83, 84, 85
- ^ Mahamadou Ouédraogo, Culture et développement en Afrique p 73-75
- ^ Lassina Simporé, « La métallurgie traditionnelle du fer et la fondation du royaume de Wogdogo» dans Crossroads / Carrefour Sahel: Cultural and technological developments in first millennium BC/AD West Africa, Africa Magna Verlag, 2009, p.251, note 3
Bibliography
- Englebert, Pierre (1996). Burkina Faso: Unsteady Statehood in West Africa. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-8133-3680-0.
- ISBN 978-0-521-20413-2.
- Ouedraogo, Mahamoudou (2000). Culture et Dévelopment en Afrique: Le Temps du Repositionnement (in French). L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-7384-9805-2.
- Rupley, Lawrence; Bangali, Lamissa; Diamitani, Boureima (2013). Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso (Third ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6770-3.