The Yaa Naa is the title of the king of Dagbon, the Kingdom of the Dagomba people, located in the Northern Region of present-day Ghana. The current Yaa Naa is Mahama Abukari Gariba II.[1] He was enskinned on Friday, January 25, 2019.
The Lion of Gbewaa is the totemic symbol of the Yaa Naa.[2]
The Konkomba, Bimoba, Chekosi, Basaari, Chamba, Gurusi and Zantasi tribes reside within Dagbon.[3]
The titles of the Yaa Naa include Naa Gbewaa, Yoɣu Tolana, Saɣinlana, Tihi ni Mori Lana.
For detailed genealogy, see List of Kings of Dagbon
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–present |