Mossi Kingdom - Mossi Kingdom

Japanese: モシ王国 - モシおうこく

The kingdom of the Mossi people was probably formed in the mid-15th century in the savannah region of the interior of West Africa, now Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta). According to legend, the Mossi people were founded when a tomboyish princess from Gambaga (now northern Ghana) ran away on horseback and married a hunter from the north in the wilderness, giving birth to a boy named Ouédraogo (meaning stallion). Ouédraogo led many mounted warriors north from Gambaga, and ruled over the weak agricultural people. It is said that the Mossi people were gradually formed through intermarriage between the two.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

西アフリカ内陸のサバンナ地帯，現在のブルキナ･ファソ(旧，オートボルタ)に，おそらく15世紀中ごろから形成されたと思われるモシ族Mossiの王国。伝承によると，ガンバガ(現，ガーナ北部)の男まさりの王女が馬に乗って出奔し，荒野で北方から来た狩人と結ばれて生まれた男の子ウェドラオゴ(牡馬の意)が始祖とされる。ウェドラオゴはガンバガから多くの騎馬の戦士を引き連れて北へ進み，弱小な農耕民を支配して，両者の通婚からしだいにモシ族が形成されたといわれる。

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