Yakubu I

Yakubu I
Yaa Naa King of Dagombas; Overlord of Dagbon
Reignc. 1829 – c. 1849
PredecessorSumani Zwole
SuccessorAbdulai I

Ya Naa Yakubu (Yakuba) I was Ya-Na, or king, of the Kingdom of Dagbon in northern Ghana. He ruled between c. 1829 and c. 1849,[1] however other sources put his reign roughly between c. 1799 and c. 1839.[2]

  1. ^ Awedoba, A. K. (2010-01-01). An Ethnographic Study of Northern Ghanaian Conflicts: Towards a Sustainable Peace : Key Aspects of Past, Present and Impending Conflicts in Northern Ghana and the Mechanisms for Their Address. African Books Collective. p. 205. ISBN 9789988647384.
  2. ^ Kuyini, Bawa (2013-07-22). Re-Thinking Values in Africa: For Collective Wellbeing. BookBaby. ISBN 9781922204882.