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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.
In the cataloguing of Asante familial and legal systems in R.S. Rattray's Asante Law and Constitution Asante law specifies that sexual relations between a man and certain women are forbidden, even though not related by blood. [20] The punishment for offense is death, although it does not carry quite the same stigma to an Asante clan as incest. [20]
The Asante Empire was governed by an elected monarch with its political power centralised.The entire government was a federation. By the 19th century, the Empire had a total population of 3 million. [1]
The Golden Stool on its throne, the hwedom dwa (1935) Flag of the Asante people depicting the Golden Stool in the middle.. The Golden Stool (Ashanti-Twi: Sika dwa; full title, Sika Dwa Kofi "the Golden Stool born on a Friday") is the royal and divine throne of kings of the Asante people and the ultimate symbol of power in Asante. [1]
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Manhyia Palace. This is the principal front façade, originally constructed and completed in 1925.It acquired its present appearance following a remodelling, in 1995. The Manhyia Palace (Akan: Oman hyia, English: Gathering of the people) is the seat of the Asantehene, as well as his official residence.
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