Begho, a market town in 16th century West Africa

A discovery of the Begho market, in West Africa, in the 16th century, through the eyes of a little girl named Kasi. Begho is a former market city, at the crossroads of several trade routes, which was occupied between the 11th and 18th centuries. As such, it is mentioned and documented in many early writings about West Africa and pre-colonial Ghana and oral tradition.
Scenario: Daniel Kumah and Victoria Aryee (University of Ghana Researchers)
Scientific board: Caroline Robion-Brunner
Production and direction: Past and Curious and Animax FYB
Illustration: Astrid Amadieu www.astridamadieu.com/
Animation: Dennis O'Brien
Sound design: Animax FYB
Funding: French Embassy in Ghana
Other versions:
French: • Begho, un marché en Af...
Asante Twi: • [Asante Twi] Begho, a ...
Dagbani: • [Dagbani] Begho, a mar...
Ewe: • [Ewe] Begho, a market ...
Ga: • [Ga] Begho, a market t...
This film was made possible with the financial support of the Embassy of France in Ghana through the Sankofa support project to higher education and research in heritage and tourism.
Bibliography:
FAUVELLE F.-X. 2018. The Golden Rhinoceros: Histories of the African Middle Ages. Princeton press. www.belin-editeur.com/lafriqu...
FAUVELLE F.-X. 2018. L'Afrique ancienne. De l'Acacus au Zimbabwe. 20 000 avant notre ère - XVIIe siècle. Col. Mondes anciens, Belin. press.princeton.edu/books/har...
POSNANSKY, M. 2015. Begho: Life and times. Journal of West African History 1(2), 95-118.
CAMERON MONROE J. 2012. Elephants for Want of Towns’’: Archaeological Perspectives on West African Cities and Their Hinterlands". Journal of Archaeological Research 26(4)
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[@Pyrrhic537]

It's very interesting that Begho was also a major tribal village/town of CAR. Of the Banda tribe. Is there a connection?

[@bediakosimon7027]

Thanks for sharing this video. The original people of begho or the native of begho today are the present day Nafana. Debibi and Hani are the current and oldest towns of begho. Debibi is the original and the ancient town of the Nafana people. Those of the Nafana people who forgot their route claimed they are from Cote D'Ivoire, which is not true. All Nafana s are from begho. It was a war that sent some to cote D'Ivoire for some number of years or centuries, as such they forgot their route. Some later traced it back to the Nafana land. For example the Banda's, the Gyamera's etc. As for the people of Debibi, they didn't go anywhere. They relocated to a place called Dapaa, very close to the ancient town Begho and now in their present location, which is just some few kilometers (3) kilometers away from begho. Begho is an ancient town of the people of Debibi, Brodi, Banda and all Nafanas. You can contact me on 0240204640 for more details on the history of begho or Nafanas. Thank you.

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Bewgho the original hometown of the ancient Ghana and present Ghana..the original people of Bewgho are Mande / Banda ,Jorgo(weila and Ligbi..thats the fact..you can still get more details in Namasa(Demisa)Bontuku,Royals family 👪

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What is the capital town of begho

[@EnochOsei-um4sd]

Wow

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Eeeeeeh il est trop bien cet épisode

[@asiedu_augustine]

Please since Begho was one of the cities in Bonoman, please do the version of Bono Twi. Would be very grateful

[@yvonnetaylor]

I guess our ancestors trace their origin from around the old Ghana empire....and some old tribes still have a trace of mande vocabs