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King Kaya Magha - He was the founder of the Cissé Tounkara dynasty which later dominated the Ghana Empire from the 8th century CE.

Dinga Cisse- Dinga Cisse is considered the first ruler of unified Ghana. He established a capital at Kumbi Saleh which sat along one of the emerging Trans-Saharan trade routes.

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Ancient kingdom located west of Africa. The capital koumbi saleh was a major city but also a large trading center. Due to the size of the Ghana empire the king had to separate the empire into individual provinces.many of the laws that the king passed were fair to the people. the empire grew wealthy from trade through taxation.

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Ghana’s military included a regular army, reserve
forces, and elite soldiers. The regular army was made up of several
thousand career soldiers. They kept the borders secure, put down minor
revolts, and maintained peace and order.
During wartime, the king called up additional reserve forces and the troops
of other governors under his rule. Every man in the empire was required to complete military training so that he
would be ready to serve when called. Stories tell of a king who could call up an army of 200,000 warriors. This
number no doubt grew as the story was passed on, but the king certainly could summon a sizable army.

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Ghana had rulers, nobles, and farmers. the social hierarchy of Ghana is any normal hierarchy, at the top are the upper class your religous leaders,  the kings and queens, and nobles. In the middle class are the farmers, merchants, scribes and soldiers. And finally on the bottom the lowerclass, which is comprised of slaves, streetworkers, and PEASANTS.

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Initially the people of Ghana believed in animism. Which is the belief that plants and natural objects could have souls. However later in time much of the empire Ghana and greater north Africa would convert to Islam due to traders that shared the religion with the region.