Yendi

Yendi is the royal seat of Dagbon and the home of its ruler, the Yaa Naa. It stands in the savanna country east of the kingdom's older capital, Yendi-Dabari. Dagbon traditions link its ruling lineage to Naa Gbewaa, remembered as an ancestor shared with the royal houses of Mamprugu and Nanung.

Conflict with Gonja pressed Dagbon eastward, and the royal seat moved from Yendi-Dabari to Yendi. Accounts differ over the king who made the move, naming either Naa Luro or his successor Tutugri. The struggle with Gonja continued into the eighteenth century. In 1713, under Naa Zangina, Dagbon forces defeated a Gonja army near Yendi, securing the kingdom against a powerful western rival. The victory brought an end to the most sustained Gonja attacks on Dagbon.

The later city of Tamale lies here.