The Red Hunter or Tohaʒee is a
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...
ian and
Burkinabe historical figure whose
progeny founded the
Dagbon
The Kingdom of Dagbon ( ) is the oldest and one of the most organised traditional kingdoms in Ghana founded by the Dagomba people (Dagbamba) in the 15th century. During its rise, it comprised, at various points, the Northern Region (Ghana), North ...
and
Mossi Kingdoms
The Mossi Kingdoms, were a group of kingdoms in modern-day Burkina Faso that dominated the region of the Volta River, upper Volta river for hundreds of years. The largest Mossi kingdom was that of Ouagadougou. The king of Ouagadougou, known as ...
. He was presented a wife after slaying a menacing beast that terrorized a community.
Naa Gbemii is a great-granddaughter of Tohaʒee.
References
Dagomba people
Dagbaŋ culture
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