Kingdom of Dagbon
One of the great ancient West African kingdoms, beside the Ashanti kingdom, was the Dagbon Kingdom, ruling the area of what is today Northern Ghana, included Upper East and Upper West regions.
The Kingdom of Dagbon was an African kingdom in West Africa; it comprised the Northern, Upper West, and Upper East regions of present-day Ghana. The Kingdom of Dagbon's territories included Dagomba, Gonja, Mamprusi, Bimoba, Chokosi, and Konkomba in the Northern region; Wala and Dagati in the Upper West region; and Frafra, Kasena, Talensi, Kusasi, Mamprusi, Bulsa, and Nankana in the Upper East region.
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The Kingdom of Dagbon was a absolute monarchy before the the Ashanti empire where able to control it, after many . The Kingdom of Dagbon enjoyed distinct constitutional position before it became part of the Kingdom of Ashanti.
It was culturally close to, and was the result of, other Sahelian kingdoms, especially to the Mossi Kingdoms, Mali Empire, Songhai Empire, and Hausa Bakwai, with which Dagbon were major trading partners for salt, kola nuts, and slaves.
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