Naimbanna II
Naimbanna II (1720 – 11 November 1793) was Obai (King) of the Temne people of Sierra Leone.
Naimbanna had some variants of his name, such as Nemgbana, which may refer to a place called Gbana, with the suggestion that when asked what he was called the king replied "name Gbana".[1]
In 1785 he sent his son Pedro to France.
In 1791 he sent his eldest son, John Frederick Naimbanna, to England where he came under the tutelage of Henry Thornton.[2] While in London he became a Christian adopting the forenames Henry and Granville after Henry Thornton and Granville Sharp.[3]
Further reading[]
- Obai
- Sierra Leone
- Temne
References[]
- ^ "Nengbana". Sierra Leone Web. Sierra Leone Web. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ Hall, Catherine (2012). Macaulay and son : architects of imperial Britain. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 45. ISBN 9780300160239.
- ^ Rydings, H. A. (1957). "Prince Niambanna in England". Sierra Leone Studies. New Series (8). Retrieved 20 December 2014.
Categories:
- 1720 births
- 1793 deaths
- Temne people