Kasuliyili

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Kasuliyili is a community under Tolon District in the northern region of Ghana.[1] Most inhabitants of Kasuliyili community are farmers, including women.[2] There are four basic schools, two Junior High Schools, and one Senior High School in the town. It has a clinic for health delivery. Kasuliyili is ruled by the Kasul Lana, who is enskinned by the King of Dagbon, the Yaa Naa.

The Legend of Kasul Lana Yahaya[edit]

Kasul Lana Yahaya is a renowned chief of the town and a prince of Dagbon. He was a fierce warrior and led several expeditions across Dagbon. He is told to have ridden a horse atop a kapok tree, and left the hoofed footprints of the horse on his way up and down.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "People Of Kumbungu Laud Prez". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  2. ^ Prussin, Labelle (2020-09-23). "1. KASULIYILI, a Dagomba Village". Architecture in Northern Ghana. University of California Press. pp. 21–37. doi:10.1525/9780520324978-004. ISBN 978-0-520-32497-8.