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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]
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 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]
The Asante Empire was made up of a number of states grouped together and headed by a monarch. The Asantehene was regarded as primus inter pares . [ 18 ] Thus, he was the highest form of authority in the empire and he held more power than the paramount chiefs known as the Amanhene , who were leaders of Asante states such as Mampong , Kokufu ...
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 ]
At its peak from the 18th–19th centuries, the Empire extended from the Komoé River (Ivory Coast) in the West to the Togo Mountains in the East. [2] Painting of the Ashanti Yam Festival in 1817. The king and the aristocracy were the highest social class in the Asante society. Commoners were below the aristocracy with slaves forming the lowest ...
The First Anglo–Ashanti War also known as the First Anglo–Asante War [11] was an armed conflict between the Ashanti Empire led by Osei Bonsu, against the United Kingdom led by Sir Charles McCarthy, Fante Confederacy, Denkyira tribes, and Denmark led by Richter Aarestrup.
Pages in category "Ashanti monarchs" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...