The savanna peoples of southern Borgu: the Gur-speaking Bariba (Baatombu) and the Mande-speaking Busa (Boko) along the Niger round Bussa.
The Borgu kingdoms of Bussa, Nikki and Illo were founded, in the Kisra tradition, by mounted warriors whom historians place in the fifteenth century (Kisra's arrival is dated about 1325 in another reckoning); before them Borgu was 'politically unorganized', with lineage-based societies (Adekunle 2008). No Borgu state is attested for 1 January 1200.
Who holds it
- Title
- Lineage heads and earth priests
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
How things stand that morning
Self-governing; no state attested.
Customs
Lineage elders and earth priests.
Assemblies
Lineage councils.
Overlord claims
None attested.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- 1200No dated event.Depends on: Not applicable Stopped by: Not applicable
Where the sources disagree
- Borgu is not attested as a polity about 1200, so the sheet's borgu realm id is not used.
Evidence: Later tradition.
On the map: A people's country drawn as a dashed outline; borders are approximate.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.