[2] After the succeeding leader, Diori Ouattara, died in 1839, the state collapsed, and Tiefo, Bobo Joola, Bolon, and other regions became independent.
[4] Bako Moru stemmed the collapse by allying with Tiéfo and Bobo Joola.
In the ensuing battles, Tieba Traoré, future king of Kénédougou Kingdom, was captured and later sold as a slave.
[5] By the late 1800s, Gwiriko was pressed on many sides and in 1897, Pintieba Ouattara was installed to replace Tieba Ouattara by the French when Pintieba made a deal with French commandant Paul Caudrelier.
The early history of this kingdom is recorded in the Ghunja Chronicle (Kitab al-Ghunja).