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The Asantehene is the title for the monarch of the historical Ashanti Empire as well as the ceremonial ruler of the Ashanti people today. The Ashanti royal house traces its line to the Oyoko (an Abusua, or "clan") Abohyen Dynasty of Nana Twum and the Oyoko Dynasty of Osei Tutu Opemsoo, who formed the Empire of Ashanti in 1701 and was crowned Asantehene (King of all Asante). [1]
Twi is spoken by over nine million Asante people as their native language. [1] [2] [3] The Asante people developed the Ashanti Empire, along the Lake Volta and Gulf of Guinea. [4] The empire was founded in 1670, and the capital Kumase was founded in 1680 by Asantehene Osei Kofi Tutu I on the advice of Okomfo Anokye, his premier. [4]
The Asante Empire (Asante Twi: Asanteman), also known as the Ashanti Empire, was an Akan state that lasted from 1701 to 1901, in what is now modern-day Ghana. [6] It expanded from the Ashanti Region to include most of Ghana and also parts of Ivory Coast and Togo .
The Asantehemaa occupies a central position in the Ashanti political system since she regulates the legitimacy of successors and guarantees respect for customs and traditions in the actions of the Asantehene. The role of the Asantehemaa is therefore major in the choice of a successor when the Ashanti Royal Throne becomes vacant. [4]
Osei Yaw Akoto (c. 1800 – 21 February 1834), was the seventh King of the Ashanti Empire reigning from 1824 until his death on 21 February 1834. [ 1 ] Biography
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He ruled the Kwaman State between c.1680/c.1695 and 1701 (he was definitely Kumasehene by 1695) and he ruled the Ashanti Empire from late 1701 to around 1717. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Asantemansu, Kwaaman, Amantoo and Kumasi states
The Oware is an abstract strategy game widely believed to be of Asante origin. [18] People sat under the shade provided by huge trees along the street where they played the board game. [8] Chess was also played, where the King would have the move of a bishop, or a move similar to the bishops diagonal move.