À partir de XVᵉ siècle
Central and southern Mogho, Central Volta Plateau
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The Kingdom of Ouagadougou was a Mossi polity whose political structures developed from the late fifteenth century under Naaba Wubri and his successors. Its rulers governed through royal residences, dynastic appointments, provincial chiefdoms, court officials, and ritual institutions. Naaba Warga strengthened the monarchy through legal, ceremonial, and household reforms, while later reigns saw the consolidation of Muslim influence and renewed internal conflict.
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The future Kingdom of Ouagadougou emerged under Naaba Wubri, whose accession is dated to about 1495. Successive rulers used dynastic appointments to extend political control over surrounding settlements. Naaba Kûmdumye placed his sons in Yako and Tema, both of which later became independent chiefdoms, while other princes were assigned to Laale, Zorgo, and Riziam.
These appointments served two purposes: they occupied territory politically and provided positions for princes whose loyalty to the central throne might otherwise have been uncertain. Over time, however, peripheral chiefdoms gained distance from the royal line and could become kingdoms or independent principalities. The movement of the royal residence to Sapone at the end of the sixteenth century further reflects the still-developing character of the state apparatus.
Naaba Warga’s short reign in the eighteenth century was marked by efforts to strengthen the monarchy. He organized the royal court, created separate corps of Mossi and prisoner servants, established ritual procedures for the investiture of chiefs, and is credited with codifying customary law. The royal pogsyure system also regulated the distribution and capitalization of women to enable royal servants to have children.
After the long reign of Naaba Zombre, dated approximately 1744–1784, and the reign of Naaba Koom, dated approximately 1784–1791, Muslim influence spread at court. The reign of Naaba Saaga, beginning in 1791, was instead marked by internal conflicts that anticipated the upheavals of the nineteenth century.
À partir de XVᵉ siècle
Central and southern Mogho, Central Volta Plateau
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Kingdom of Ouagadougou was a Mossi polity whose political structures developed from the late fifteenth century under Naaba Wubri and his successors. Its rulers governed through royal residences, dynastic appointments, provincial chiefdoms, court officials, and ritual institutions. Naaba Warga strengthened the monarchy through legal, ceremonial, and household reforms, while later reigns saw the consolidation of Muslim influence and renewed internal conflict.
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Le récit
The future Kingdom of Ouagadougou emerged under Naaba Wubri, whose accession is dated to about 1495. Successive rulers used dynastic appointments to extend political control over surrounding settlements. Naaba Kûmdumye placed his sons in Yako and Tema, both of which later became independent chiefdoms, while other princes were assigned to Laale, Zorgo, and Riziam.
These appointments served two purposes: they occupied territory politically and provided positions for princes whose loyalty to the central throne might otherwise have been uncertain. Over time, however, peripheral chiefdoms gained distance from the royal line and could become kingdoms or independent principalities. The movement of the royal residence to Sapone at the end of the sixteenth century further reflects the still-developing character of the state apparatus.
Naaba Warga’s short reign in the eighteenth century was marked by efforts to strengthen the monarchy. He organized the royal court, created separate corps of Mossi and prisoner servants, established ritual procedures for the investiture of chiefs, and is credited with codifying customary law. The royal pogsyure system also regulated the distribution and capitalization of women to enable royal servants to have children.
After the long reign of Naaba Zombre, dated approximately 1744–1784, and the reign of Naaba Koom, dated approximately 1784–1791, Muslim influence spread at court. The reign of Naaba Saaga, beginning in 1791, was instead marked by internal conflicts that anticipated the upheavals of the nineteenth century.
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