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Builsa History

Creation of the Sandema Paramountcy under Colonial Administration

Historical research on Builsa chieftaincy describes a 1911 colonial political integration that elevated Sandema as the seat of a paramountcy within a previously more decentralised landscape of villages, clan heads and chiefs.

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ChieftaincyColonial HistoryTraditional Leadership
Date / period1911
LocationBuilsa Traditional Area
Historical Context

Historical research on Builsa chieftaincy describes a 1911 colonial political integration that elevated Sandema as the seat of a paramountcy within a previously more decentralised landscape of villages, clan heads and chiefs.

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Historical research on Builsa chieftaincy describes a 1911 colonial political integration that elevated Sandema as the seat of a paramountcy within a previously more decentralised landscape of villages, clan heads and chiefs.

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Outcome

Significance

This restructuring had long-term consequences for political unity, authority and the evolution of the Builsa Traditional Area.

Memory

Legacy

This restructuring had long-term consequences for political unity, authority and the evolution of the Builsa Traditional Area.

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Sources used for this record

  1. Sule, H. B. (2022). Chieftaincy in Builsa, 1900–1957. MPhil thesis, University of Education, Winneba.
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    PreferredSule, H. B. (2022). Chieftaincy in Builsa, 1900–1957. MPhil thesis, University of Education, Winneba.
    APASule, H. B. (2022). Chieftaincy in Builsa, 1900–1957. MPhil thesis, University of Education, Winneba.
    ChicagoSule, H. B. (2022). Chieftaincy in Builsa, 1900–1957. MPhil thesis, University of Education, Winneba.
    MLASule, H. B. (2022). Chieftaincy in Builsa, 1900–1957. MPhil thesis, University of Education, Winneba.
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