{{Short description|Historical learning centre in Dagbon, Ghana}}{{Infobox university | name = University of Moliyili | native_name = Moliyili | native_name_lang = dag | type = Public | established = 1700s | founder = Yidan Mole Buba (Abubakar) | chancellor = Yaa Naa | vice_chancellor = Yidan Moli | city = Yendi | state = Kingdom of Dagbon | country = Ghana | coordinates = {{coord|9.4419|N|0.0097|W|region:GH_type:city}} }}
'''Moliyili''' also known as '''University of Moliyili''' was a historical centre of learning and craftsmanship in the West African kingdom of Dagbon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Science and Technology in 18th Century Moliyili ) Dagomba) and the Timbuktiu Intellectual Tradition |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323228777_Science_and_Technology_in_18th_Century_Moliyili_Dagomba_and_the_Timbuktiu_Intellectual_Tradition}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-11 |title=Moliyili: Golden Age Of Dagbon Kingdom |url=https://dagbonkingdom.com/moliyili-golden-age-of-dagbon-kingdom/ |access-date=2024-04-01 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=CAUSE AND EFFECT BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE TRADITIONS: ANALYZING STATEMENTS THAT ADDRESS THE REGRESSION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN GHANA on JSTOR |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41406716 |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=www.jstor.org |language=en}}</ref> Presently, it is located within the Yendi Municipal District. Moliyili flourished during the 18th and 19th centuries, and played a significant role in the kingdom's intellectual and cultural development. It had a clerical hierarchy administering educational centres led by the Yidan Moli.<ref name=":1" /> Today, the Yidan Moli is the head clergy officiating the Damba festival<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kinney |first=Sylvia |date=1970 |title=Drummers in Dagbon: The Role of the Drummer in the Damba Festival |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/849800 |journal=Ethnomusicology |volume=14 |issue=2 |pages=258–265 |doi=10.2307/849800 |issn=0014-1836|url-access=subscription }}</ref> of the Yaa Naa, the king of Dagbon, who resides in the Gbewaa Palace of Northern Ghana.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2-20: The Muslim Religion in Dagbon |url=https://www.adrummerstestament.com/2/2-20_The_Muslim_Religion_in_Dagbon_web_chapter.html |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=www.adrummerstestament.com}}</ref>
== Etymology == Moliyili means "House of the Learned" in the Dagbani language (derived from moli - learned person, and yili - house).<ref name=":0" />
== References == <references /> Category:Dagbon Category:History of Ghana Category:Former populated places in Ghana Category:Populated places in the Northern Region (Ghana) Category:Universities in Ghana Category:Education in Ghana