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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]
This is a list of rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Abuakwa. ... (The "Red King") [1] c. 1744 [1] c. 1750 [1] - 16 ... Kofi Asante Bayinyiye 1811 [1] c. 1815 [1] - 22
The name Asante "warlike" is traditionally asserted by scholars to derive from the 1670s as the Asante went from being a tributary state to a centralized hierarchical kingdom. [ 4 ] [ 6 ] Asantehene Osei Tutu I, military leader and head of the Asante Oyoko clan, founded the Asante Empire.
Kente cloth, the traditional garment worn by Asante royalty, has been widely adopted throughout the Asante kingdom. The name Asante means "because of war". The word derives from the Twi words ɔsa meaning "war" and nti meaning "because of". This name comes from the Asante's origin as a kingdom created to fight the Denkyira kingdom. [15]
Prempeh II (Otumfuo Nana Sir Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II, KBE, c. 1892 – 27 May 1970), [1] [2] was the 14th Asantehene, or king of the Ashanti (Ruler of the Asante), reigning from 22 June 1931 to 27 May 1970.
These were then followed by the investiture of Bukali II as substantive King of the Kingdom of Dagbon. [25] In December 2019, Bukali II paid a courtesy call on Otumfuo Osei Tutu at the Manhyia Palace, to express his gratitude for the role the Asante king played in the peace process. [26]
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