Nana Oti Akenten (ruled from 1630 – 1660) was the

Asantehene The 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 t ...

— the ruler of the Ashanti — from the Oyoko clan of the

Ashanti Kingdom The Asante Empire (Asante Twi: ), today commonly called the Ashanti Empire, was an Akan people, Akan state that lasted between 1701 to 1901, in what is now modern-day Ghana. It expanded from the Ashanti Region to include most of Ghana as well a ...

which occupied parts of what is now

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. Nana Oti was the brother of Nana Kobia Antwi and their mother was Antwiwaa Nyame. Nana Oti sent his hunter called Bofoo Nyame on a trip and he discovered that the Agona family has already settled in a place called Kwaebrem which was later called Kwaabre. The hunter found out that the land was fertile and came to inform Nana Oti. When the hunter learned that the area was productive, he went to tell Nana Oti. The settlement was then given the name

Kumasi Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is ...

after the monarch, his family, and some of his followers opted to purchase that portion of the land from Agonaba Obaapanyin Adwoa Wiri.. It was under his regime that a series of military operations against other

Akan Akan may refer to: People and languages *Akan people, an ethnic group in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire *Akan language Akan () is a Central Tano language and the principal native language of the Akan people of Ghana, spoken over much of the sout ...

states came into alliance with the Ashanti. During his reign, there was a trend towards Ashanti military unification.

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17th-century monarchs in Africa Ashanti monarchs 1630 births 1660 deaths {{Africa-royal-stub