Asen was one of several late 17th century states on the Ashantiland Peninsula. It was located south of

Denkyira Denkyira was a powerful nation of Akan people that existed before the 1620s, in what is now modern-day Ghana. Like all Akans, they originated from Bono state. Before 1620, Denkyira was called Agona. The ruler of the Denkyira was called Denkyira ...

and thus between Denkyira and the coast. This led to wars between the two in the 1690s caused by Denkyira wanting to maintain the trade from its realm to the coast.

Sources

* McCaskie, T. C. "Denkyira in the Making of Asante" in ''The Journal of African History'' vol. 48 (2007), no. 1, p. 1. Former countries in Africa Geography of Ghana {{Africa-hist-stub