This is a list of rulers of Yatenga, one of the Mossi Kingdoms located in present-day Burkina Faso.
Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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Zandana | Foundation of Zandana kingdom (also called Rawatenga and Gitti) | |
???? to ???? | Rawa | |
Yatenga | ||
1333 | State renamed | |
???? to ???? | Naaba Yadega , Yatenga naaba | |
???? to ???? | Naaba Yolomfaogoma , Yatenga naaba | |
???? to ???? | Naaba Kourita , Yatenga naaba | |
???? to ???? | Naaba Geda , Yatenga naaba | |
???? to ???? | Naaba Wobgho I , Yatenga naaba | Defeated and exiled by Kango |
1754 to 1787 | Naaba Kango , Yatenga naaba | |
1787 to 1803 | Rima Naaba Saaga , Yatenga naaba | |
1803 to 1806 | Rima Naaba Kaongo , Yatenga naaba | |
1806 to 1822 | Rima Naaba Tuguri , Yatenga naaba | |
1822 to 1825 | Naaba Koom I , Yatenga naaba | |
1825 to 1825 | Naaba Korogo , Yatenga naaba | |
1825 to 1831 | Naaba Ragongo , Yatenga naaba | |
1831 to 1831 | Naaba Wobgo II , Yatenga naaba | |
1831 to 1834 | Naaba Nyambe Moogo , Yatenga naaba | |
1834 to 1850 | Rima Naaba Totebaldbo , Yatenga naaba | |
1850 to 1877 | Rima Naaba Yemde , Yatenga naaba | |
1877 to 1879 | Naaba Sanum , Yatenga naaba | |
1879 to 1884 | Rima Naaba Woboga , Yatenga naaba | |
1884 to 1885 | Naaba Piiyo II , Yatenga naaba | |
1885 to 1895 | Rima Naaba Baongo , Yatenga naaba | |
June 1895 to 27 January 1899 | Naaba Bulli , Yatenga naaba | |
November 1895 to December 1896 | Sidiyete Wedraogo | In rebellion |
4 February 1899 to 12 February 1902 | Naaba Ligidi , Yatenga naaba | |
28 February 1902 to 2 September 1914 | Naaba Kobga , Yatenga naaba | |
1914 to 1954 | Naaba Tigre , Yatenga naaba | |
1954 to 4 May 1960 | Naaba Sigiri , Yatenga naaba | |
May 1960 to 1975 | Naaba Koom II of Yatenga , Yatenga naaba | |
1975 to 1978 | Naaba Gigma , Yatenga naaba | |
1978 to present | Naaba Koom III , Yatenga naaba |
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