[Ewe] Begho, a market town in 16th century West Africa

[Ewe version] 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 https://www.astridamadieu.com/
Animation: Dennis O'Brien
Sound design: Animax FYB
Funding: French Embassy in Ghana

Other versions:
Asante Twi:    • [Asante Twi] Begho, a market town in 16th ...  
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English:    • Begho, a market town in 16th century West ...  
French:    • Begho, un marché en Afrique de l'Ouest au ...  

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. https://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. https://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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