Red Hunter (Tohaʒee)

The Red Hunter or Tohaʒee is a Ghanaian and Burkinabe historical figure whose progeny founded the Dagbon and Mossi Kingdoms.[1][2][3]

He arrived in northern Ghana in the 15th century, coming across a village that was being terrorised by a bull preventing people from drawing drinking water from a river. After slaying the bull, he was presented with the village chief's daughter as a wife, who gave him a son named Kpogon-umbo.[4] Kpogon-umbo had a son named Naa Gbewaa, who is regarded as the first king of the Mamprugu, Dagbon, and Nanumba kingdoms.[5]

References

  1. ^ "About the Dagomba – Dagomba Dance Drumming". Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  2. ^ History, The African (2022-04-08). "Kingdom of Dagbon: founded in Ghana by the Red Hunter Tohazee in 11th Century". The African History. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  3. ^ "History of the Dagbon State".
  4. ^ "Tohazie- Founder of the Kingdom of Dagbon". Ghanaian Museum. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
  5. ^ "June 1: First Centralized States Formed in the Savanna (Mamprugu, Dagbon, and Nanumba)". Edward A. Ulzen Memorial Foundation. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2024-05-18.


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