Yaa Naa

The Yaa Naa is the absolute monarch of the Kingdom of Dagbon, comprising Dagbon; the cultural region occupied by the Dagbamba, and surrounding ethnicities whereby the Kingdom of Dagbon has traditional administrative responsibilities over; including the Konkomba, Bimoba, Chekosi, Basaari, Chamba, Wala, Gurusi and Zantasi.^[1] The Kingship is only for descendants of two main chieftancy gates of the Dagbon Kingdom: the Abudu and the Andani. Before a person is eligible to become Yaa Naa, he has to first become a king of either Savelugu or Mion. The Yaa Naa Kingship is patrilineal.

List of the Yaa Naas

Name of Yaa Naa	Period of Kinship	Number of Years
Naa Nyagse	1416 - 1432	16 Years
Naa Zuulande	1432 - 1442	10 Years
Naa Beriguyumda	1442 - 1456	14 Years
Naa Daligudamda	1456 - 1469	13 Years
Naa Zoligu	1469 - 1486	17 Years
Naa Zong	1486 - 1506	20 Years
Naa Neng-Mitong	1506 - 1514	8 Years
Naa Dimani	1514 - 1527	13 Years
Naa Yanzo	1527 - 1543	16 Years
Naa Darizeugu	1543 - 1554	11 Years
Naa Luro	1554 - 1570	16 Years
Naa Tutugri	1570 - 1589	19 Years
Naa Zagle	1589 - 1609	20 Years
Naa Zolkugli	1609 - 1627	18 Years
Naa Gungoble	1627 - 1648	21 Years
Naa Zangina	1648 - 1677	29 Years
Naa Andani Sigile	1677 - 1687	10 Years
Naa Binbegu	1687 - 1700	13 Years
Naa Gariba	1700 - 1720	20 Years
Naa Salan Zeblim	1720 - 1735	15 Years
Naa Zeblim Bandamda	1735 - 1749	14 Years
Naa Andani Jengbariga	1749 - 1765	16 Years
Naa Mahami	1765 - 1785	20 Years
Naa Sumani Zoli	1785 - 1806	21 Years
Naa Zablim Kulunku	1806 - 1824	18 Years
Naa Yakubu Nantoo	1824 - 1849	25 Years
Naa Abdulai Nagbiogu	1849 - 1876	27 Years
Naa Andani Naanigoe	1876 - 1899	23 Years
Naa Alhassan Tipariga	1899 - 1917	18 Years
Naa Abudu Satan Kugli	1917 - 1938	21 Years
Naa Mahaman Kpema	1938 - 1948	10 Years
Naa Mahaman Bila	1948 - 1953	5 Years
Naa Abdulai Gmarigong	1953 - 1968	15 Years
Naa Andani Zoli-kugli	1968 - 1968	100 Days
Naa Mahamadu Abdulai	1969 - 1974	5 Years
Naa Yakubu Andani	1974 - 2002	28 Years
Naa Gariba Banyoliyeligu	2019 - DATE

References

1. Olsen, William C.; Beek, Walter E. A. van (2015-08-30). Evil in Africa: Encounters with the Everyday. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253017505.