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Akyem
The Akyem Kingdoms (also known as Greater Akyem, Akim, Great Akim, or Akan Grande) were prominent Akan people, Akan kingdoms in precolonial Ghana, consisting of the three related states of Akyem Abuakwa, Akyem Kotoku, and Akyem Bosome. Located in the forested southeastern Gold Coast, Akyem emerged as a powerful political and military confederacy known for its abundant gold resources and enduring resistance to rival Akan states such as the Akwamu, Akwamu Empire and the Asante Empire. Gold Coast (region), European records dating from the 17th century frequently referred to Akyem as "Great Akim" or "Acchem," and recognized it as a major source of gold and a formidable opponent in regional warfare. History Early migrations and settlement Within the Adansi , Adansi state, three western military frontier posts developed into the polities now known as Akyem Abuakwa, Akyem Kotoku, and Akyem Bosome. These groups were originally closely related and emerged from the same political an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akyem Abuakwa
Akyem Abuakwa is a traditional kingdom in Ghana. It dates from at least the 16th century. Its capital is and was Kibi, Ghana, Kyebi. Currently, it is a non-sovereign monarchy and part of Ghana, one of the three Akyem states, the others being Akyem Kotoku and Akyem Bosome. Historically, the Akyem were part of the Adansi, Adansi Kingdom, which was the first nation to build buildings out of mud. They were therefore named Adansi (builders). In the 18th century, the Ashanti Empire emerged, and under the leadership of Osei Kofi Tutu I, King Osei Tutu, defeated the Adansi and annexed them into the Ashanti Empire. The three Akyem nations that were part of the Adansi Kingdom Secession, seceded and crossed the Pra River (Ghana), River Pra. History According to tradition, the founder of the kingdom migrated from Adansi. By the seventeenth century Akyem Abuakwa dominated the trade routes and gold-producing districts around the Birim River, and developed into a large, wealthy, powerful kingd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akyem Bosome
Akyem Bosome is a traditional kingdom in Eastern Ghana. It dates from at least the 16th century, and its capital is and was Akyem Swedru. It is the smallest of the three Akyem states, including Akyem Abuakwa and Akyem Kotoku, that form the Akyem Mansa. History According to tradition, the founder of Akyem Bosome, a member of the Agona clan, migrated from Adansi to settle in Ahwiren and then to Kotoku Omanso on Lake Bosomtwe. As a smaller state than its counterparts, it was tributary of Denkyira throughout the 17th century, and then of Asante throughout the 18th century. Other Bosome settlements are: Adiemra, Amantia, Anamaase, Aperade, Babianeha, Brenase, Ofoase. There are also the settlements of Adieto and Yaapisaa at Kokofu, Ehwuren and Atafram, all in the Ashanti Region, that owe allegiance to Akyem Bosome. The traditional head of Akyem Bosome is the current Omanhene, Okotwaasuo Kantamanto Owoare Agyekum III. Subordinate to him are the "Adakrohene of Bosome"(?). These ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akan People
The Akan () people are a kwa languages, Kwa group living primarily in present-day Ghana and in parts of Ivory Coast and Togo in West Africa. The Akan speak languages within the Central Tano languages, Central Tano branch of the Potou–Tano languages, Potou–Tano subfamily of the Niger–Congo languages, Niger–Congo family.''Languages of the Akan Area: Papers in Western Kwa Linguistics and on the Linguistic Geography of the Area of Ancient''. Isaac K. Chinebuah, H. Max J. Trutenau, Linguistic Circle of Accra, Basler Afrika Bibliographien, 1976, pp. 168. Subgroups of the Akan people include: the Adansi, Agona, Akuapem people, Akuapem, Akwamu, Akyem, Anyi people, Anyi, Ashanti people, Asante, Baoulé people, Baoulé, Bono people, Bono, Chakosi people, Chakosi, Fante people, Fante, Kwahu, Sefwi people, Sefwi, Wassa, Ahanta people, Ahanta, Denkyira and Nzema people, Nzema, among others. The Akan subgroups all have cultural attributes in common; most notably the tracing of royal m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opoku Ware I
Opoku Ware I was the 2nd ''Asantehene'' of Oyoko heritage, who ruled the Ashanti Empire. Between 1718 and 1722, Opoku Ware became Asantehene during a period of civil disorder after the death of the 1st Asanthene. From 1720 to 1721, Opoku established his power. Throughout his reign, Opoku carried out a series of campaigns that expanded the Ashanti Empire across Ghana and eastern Ivory Coast. In domestic affairs, the Asantehene supported industry and manufacturing. He also carried out state reforms that include the creation of new offices for the administration of the state. At the latter part of his reign, Opoku Ware initiated a reform to reduce the power of the chiefs who administered the provinces of the empire. This reform led to a conspiracy that was repressed by the Asantehene. Opoku Ware died in 1750, unable to complete the reform. He was succeeded by Kusi Obodom. Ascension Sources vary for the death of Opoku Ware's predecessor Osei Kofi Tutu I. Scholars such as Wilks, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abusua
Abusua is the name in Akan culture for a group of people that share common maternal ancestry governed by seven major ancient abosom (deities).Changing Funeral Celebrations in Asanteman ''books.google.com''. The Abusua line is considered to be passed through the mother's blood (). There are several Abusua that transcend the different ethnic subgroups outside of the ancient seven. People of the same Abusua share a common ancestor somewhere within their bloodline, which may go back as far as thousands of years. It is a taboo to marry someone from the same Abusua. The different Abusua are the Agona (parrot), the Aduana (dog), the Asenie (bat), Oyoko (falcon/hawk), the Asakyiri (vulture), the Asona (crow), the Bretuo (leopard), and the Ekuona (bull). |
Akyem Kotoku
Akyem Kotoku is a traditional kingdom in Eastern Ghana. It dates back to at least the 16th century, and its capital is and was Akyem Oda. Akyen Kotoku is one of the three independent states along with Akyem Bosome and Akyem Abuakwa that forms the Akyem Mansa. This nation state with a non contiguous land mass exists in the Eastern and Ashanti region of Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t .... History According to tradition, the founder of Akyem Kotoku hailed from the Agona clan, and migrated from Adansi to Ahwiren, and then to Adupon near the Konongo- Agogo road. By the seventeenth century the state had been established between the Pra River and Lake Bosumtwi. See also * Akan people * List of rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Kotoku * Rulers of Ghana * Gol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akwamu
The Akwamu Empire was a powerful Akan state that rose to prominence in the 17th century in what is now southeastern Ghana. According to oral tradition, the Akwamu traced their origins to the Twifo-Heman area, but the earliest historical records place them inland, straddling the Atewa Hills and controlling trade routes between the coast and the forest interior. Emerging as a dominant force in the second half of the century, Akwamu developed into an expansionist polity, exerting authority over diverse territories through Conquest, military conquest, tributary networks, and control of regional commerce. At the height of its power in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the Akwamu Empire extended approximately along the Gulf of Guinea—from Ouidah in present-day Benin to Winneba in modern Ghana. History Origins The Akwamu migrated from the region of Twifo-Heman to the forested hills of the interior—centered around the Atewa Range and parts of modern Akyem Abuakwa—in the lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adansi
Adanse or Adansi is one of the earliest Akan states, located in the southern part of present-day Ashanti Region, Ghana. Widely regarded in oral tradition as a spiritual and ancestral homeland of many Akan polities, Adansi was an early center of gold production, regional trade, and clan-based governance. Traditionally considered the eldest among the five principal Akan states (''Akan Piesie Anum''), it played a foundational role in the formation of later polities such as Denkyira, Akyem, Assin, and the Asante Empire. Etymology The name Adanse derives from the Akan word ''adanseɛ'', meaning “builders”. According to F. K. Buah, the Adansi earned this name because they were the first Akan people to construct permanent homes and shrines, distinguishing them as cultural pioneers in statecraft and architecture. This interpretation is supported by Asante traditions, which remember the Adansi as “those who build houses,” emphasizing their legacy in establishing the architec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asante Empire
The Asante Empire ( Asante Twi: ), also known as the Ashanti Empire, was an Akan state that lasted from 1701 to 1901, in what is now modern-day Ghana. It expanded from the Ashanti Region to include most of Ghana and also parts of Ivory Coast and Togo. Due to the empire's military prowess, wealth, architecture, sophisticated hierarchy and culture, the Asante Empire has been extensively studied and has more historic records written by European, primarily British, authors than any other indigenous culture of sub-Saharan Africa. Starting in the late 17th century, the Asante king Osei Tutu ( – 1717) and his adviser Okomfo Anokye established the Asante Kingdom, with the Golden Stool of Asante as a sole unifying symbol. Osei Tutu oversaw a massive Asante territorial expansion, building up the army by introducing new organisation and turning a disciplined royal and paramilitary army into an effective fighting machine. In 1701, the Asante army conquered Denkyira, giving the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adansi
Adanse or Adansi is one of the earliest Akan states, located in the southern part of present-day Ashanti Region, Ghana. Widely regarded in oral tradition as a spiritual and ancestral homeland of many Akan polities, Adansi was an early center of gold production, regional trade, and clan-based governance. Traditionally considered the eldest among the five principal Akan states (''Akan Piesie Anum''), it played a foundational role in the formation of later polities such as Denkyira, Akyem, Assin, and the Asante Empire. Etymology The name Adanse derives from the Akan word ''adanseɛ'', meaning “builders”. According to F. K. Buah, the Adansi earned this name because they were the first Akan people to construct permanent homes and shrines, distinguishing them as cultural pioneers in statecraft and architecture. This interpretation is supported by Asante traditions, which remember the Adansi as “those who build houses,” emphasizing their legacy in establishing the architec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akim Oda
Akim Oda, a town in Ghana's Eastern Region, serving as the administrative and traditional center of the Birim Central Municipal District and Akyem Kotoku, respectively. The town has 60,604 residents as of 2013. Geography and climate Akim Oda is a town in the south of Ghana, surrounded by rain forests. It is located in the basin of the Birim River, which is rich in gold and diamonds. Akim Oda is the capital of the Birim Central Municipal District and has a population of about 60,000 people. The climate of Akim Oda is semi- equatorial and wet, with significant precipitation during the rainy season from April to June and again from September to November. A dry season is experienced between December and February. During this period, temperatures are also significantly colder. Economy Agriculture Akim Oda's economy relies heavily on cocoa, which is grown both on formal and informal plantations, sometimes along the roads. Harvested beans are dried and stored in warehouses until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Gold Coast
The Gold Coast was a British Empire, British Crown colony on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa from 1821 until its independence in 1957 as Ghana. The term Gold Coast is also often used to describe all of the four separate jurisdictions that were under the administration of the Governor of the Gold Coast. These were the Gold Coast itself, Ashanti (Crown Colony), Ashanti, the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast, Northern Territories protectorate and the British Togoland, British Togoland trust territory. The first European explorers to arrive at the coast were the Portuguese in 1471. They encountered a variety of African kingdoms, some of which controlled substantial deposits of gold in the soil. In 1483, the Portuguese came to the continent for increased trade. They built the Castle of Elmina, the first European settlement on the Gold Coast. From here they acquired slavery, slaves and gold in trade for European goods, such as metal knives, beads, mirrors, rum, and guns. News ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
