Naimbanna II

Naimbanna II (1720 - 11 November 1793) was Obai (King) of the Temne people of Sierra Leone

Naimbanna had some variants of his name, such as Nemgbana, which may refer to a place called Gbana, with the suggestion that when asked what he was called the king replied "name Gbana".[1]


In 1785 he sent his son Pedro to France. In 1791 he sent his eldest son, John Frederick Naimbanna to England where under the tutelage of Henry Thornton.[2] While in London he became a Christian adopting the forenames Henry and Granville after Henry Thornton and Granville Sharp.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Nengbana". Sierra Leone Web. Sierra Leone Web. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Hall, Catherine (2012). Macaulay and son : architects of imperial Britain. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 45. ISBN 9780300160239.
  3. ↑ Rydings, H. A. (1957). "Prince Niambanna in England". Sierra Leone Studies. New Series (8). Retrieved 20 December 2014.