Tikar migrations into the Grassfields

According to oral tradition, the Tikar dynasty settled in Adamawa broke apart after the death of its last ruler, Ndéh, around the fourteenth century. Several waves of migration led by his descendants then reached the western and north-western highlands, where they founded separate kingdoms.

Official sourceUNESCO – General History of AfricaPublished 1 Jan 1989Verified 4 Sept 2026
Era
Precolonial Cameroon

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People

No person recorded for this event.

Historical significance

The Kom, Nso, Bamum, Bafut and Ndop-Bamunka kingdoms are counted among those descended from this breakup and these migrations.

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