Chokossi

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Tschokossi is a traditional monarchy in what is now northern Togo , which already existed before the 17th century.

The state is also known as Anufo . The titular nation therefore forms the ethnic group of the Anufo , the official language is the Anufo language . The rulers have the title Soma ; the first ruler was Bema Bonsafo . The current ruler is Na Bema .

history

Migrations in the early 18th century brought Mande riders and their malams from the north and Akan peoples from the east. Together with the indigenous Ndenyi , they were amalgamated into one people with a common language and culture. In the mid-18th century, a small community of mercenaries left Chokossi to assist the Gonja and Mamprusi chiefs in what is now Ghana .

The community consisted of alien riders and scholars, Akan infantrymen armed with muskets, and some Muslim amulet makers. These groups provided the basis for a society that was divided into three classes: nobles, commoners and Muslims.

Somas (monarchs)

The Somas of Chokossi

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Togo's traditional states . In: Worldstatesmen.org . Cahoon, Ben. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  2. (Kirby 1986: 34), full , April 2011