Old Banda
Banda State Banda | |||||||||
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| ca. 1720–early 20th century | |||||||||
| Status | Former State | ||||||||
| Capital | Banda-Ahenkro | ||||||||
| Common languages | Nafaanra Twi Ligby Ewe | ||||||||
| Religion | Akan religion Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy (rotating chieftaincy) | ||||||||
| Omanhene | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Founded after the decline of Begho | ca. 1720 | ||||||||
• Incorporated into the Asante Empire | 1773–1774 | ||||||||
• Imposition of Akan political model under British rule | 1935 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | early 20th century | ||||||||
| Currency | Gold dust, Cowries | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Ghana | ||||||||
Banda was a multiethnic polity that emerged in the aftermath of the collapse of the mercantile center of Begho during the early 18th century. Situated in present-day Bono Region of Ghana, Banda evolved as a frontier society shaped by migrations, warfare, and trade, and was later incorporated into the Asante Empire and eventually restructured under British colonial rule.