Naaba Kango
Naaba Kango or Naba Kango (died 1787) is known as the greatest of the rulers of Yatenga, an early modern kingdom in present-day Burkina Faso.[1]
In the first half of the 18th century, Yatenga had experienced a rapid succession of about a dozen rules in half a century as a result of weakening of the central authority of the kings (the title naba or naaba means "king") by the regional territorial chiefs (especially the nakomse, descendants of former rulers).[1] After the death of his brother in 1754, Kango became the naaba. This succession was disputed, however, and he was soon forced into exile to Ségou (Segu) by his cousin . In 1757, he returned with troops wielding flintlocks, the first firearms ever recorded in Yatenga. This technological edge gave Kango the advantage, and he won the war.[1]
He founded the new capital at Ouahigouya (Wahiguya) in 1780,[2][3] and passed reforms to strengthen central royal authority at the expense of the nakomse.[1] The nakomse exploited the series of succession disputes after Kango's death to weaken central authority again.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Fage, J. D.; Oliver, Roland (1975). The Cambridge History of Africa: Volume 4. From c. 1600 to c. 1790. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 185. ISBN 9780521209816. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Ogot, Bethwell A. (1992). General history of Africa (1st ed.). London: Heinemann. pp. 343–44. ISBN 9780435948115.
- ^ Diamitani, Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima (2013). Historical dictionary of Burkina Faso (3rd ed.). Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 108. ISBN 9780810867703.
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