Both banks of the Black Volta from Wa north to Diébougou and Dano.
The peoples who hold it today arrived later: the Lobi say they came from northern Ghana by way of Wa and crossed the Volta a few centuries ago (French Wikipedia; Labouret's study of 1931 is the classic account), and the Dagara and Birifor traditions are likewise late; the Wala kingdom of Wa is of the seventeenth century. Who farmed here on 1 January 1200 is not recorded; they will have been Gur-speaking villagers under earth priests.
Who holds it
- Title
- Earth priests and lineage heads
- Since
- Not known
- Confidence
- low
Customs
Earth priests and lineages, as everywhere in the region.
Assemblies
Village elders.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The present peoples' traditions are of later arrival; the 1200 population is unrecorded.
On the map: Inhabitants in 1200 not known.
Sources and studies
- Lobi (peuple) (French Wikipedia, citing H. Labouret 1931 and J. Becuwe)
- Researcher's general knowledge of the ethnography and linguistic geography of Ghana and Togo (present-day distributions), used only to place peoples whose 1200 seats are not recorded
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.