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Akyem Kingdoms
The Akyem Kingdoms (also known as Greater Akyem, Akim, Great Akim, or Akan Grande) were prominent 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 Empire and the Asante Empire. 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 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 and clan framework. The Asona clan, from which th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Union
A political union is a type of political entity which is composed of, or created from, smaller politics or the process which achieves this. These smaller polities are usually called federated states and federal territories in a federal government; they are called prefectures, regions, or provinces in the case of a centralised government. This form of government may be created through voluntary and mutual cession and is described as ''unionism'' by its constituent members and proponents. In other cases, it may arise from political unification, characterised by coercion and conquest. The unification of separate states which, in the past, had together constituted a single entity is known as ''reunification''. Unlike a personal union or real union, the individual constituent entities may have devolution of powers but are subordinate to a central government or coordinated in some sort of organization. In a federalised system, the constituent entities usually have internal auton ... [...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). |
Akuapem People
The Akuapem is one of the few confederacies in Ghana. It consists of people of Guan and Akan descent. The Akuapem State has a total land area of . They reside mostly to the south of the Eastern Region of Ghana. They are indigenous, consisting of both patriarchal Volta-Comoe-speaking Guans and matriarchal Kwa-speaking Akans. History The ''Akuapem'' formerly referred to only Guan speakers, including the Anum, Boso, Larteh, Mamfe, Abotakyi, Mampong, Obosomase, and Tutu Guan blocks as well as the Kyerepong (Okere) Guan blocks, which comprise Abiriw, Dawu, Awukugua, Adukrom, Apirede, and Abonse-Asesieso. The localities that speak Akan Twi include the capital, Akropong, Pokrom Nsabaa, and Amanokurom, which are home to immigrants from Akyem and Mampong, who are also from Asante Mampong in Ashanti Region. These multi-ethnic people were given the name ''Akuapem'' by Nana Ansa Sasraku I of Akwamu The Akwamu Empire was a powerful Akan state that rose to prominence in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasa People
The Wasa (or Wassa) is an Akan ethnic group predominantly inhabiting the Western 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 .... Organized under the historic Wassa Traditional Area, they are renowned for their rich cultural heritage, gold resources, and agricultural contributions to Ghana’s economy. Geography and administrative districts The Wassa traditional area spans approximately 9,638 square kilometers, making it one of the largest tribal territories in Ghana. It is comparable in size to the Central Region (9,826 km²) and constitutes a significant portion of the Western Region, which now covers 14,293 km² after administrative reorganization. Administratively, the Wassa territory is divided into seven municipal and district assemblies: These ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fante Confederacy
The Fante Confederacy (also called a confederation, federation, and other similar terms) powerful alliance of small kingdoms and autonomous city-states in what is now coastal Ghana, united by the Fante people. Centered on the political and spiritual hub of Mankessim, the confederacy emerged in the late 17th century as a major regional force. It expanded through diplomacy, warfare, and trade alliances to incorporate multiple neighboring states and played a decisive role in shaping the Gold Coast's political landscape. At its height, the Fante Confederacy controlled key coastal trade routes and ports such as Anomabo, which became the most important center on the coast. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Fante played a crucial role as middlemen in the Atlantic trade, controlling access between inland states and European merchants along the coast. Ports such as Anomabo flourished under Fante control, becoming key centers for the export of enslaved people and goods. Their str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Coast
Cape Coast is a city and the capital of the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, Cape Coast Metropolitan District and the Central Region (Ghana), Central Region of Ghana, Ghana. It is located about from Sekondi-Takoradi and approximately from Accra. The city is one of the most historically significant settlements in Ghana. As of the 2010 census, Cape Coast has a population of 108,374 people. The majority of people who lived in the city are Fante people, Fante. The city was once the capital of the Fetu Kingdom, an aboriginal Guang people, Guan kingdom located north of Cape Coast. Once the Europeans arrived, they established the Cape Coast Castle, which eventually went under the hands of the British Empire, British who named the castle and its surrounding settlement the headquarters of the Royal African Company. Cape Coast became the capital of the Gold Coast (British colony), Gold Coast from 1821 until 1877, where it was transferred to Accra. Cape Coast is a educational hub in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anomabu
Anomabu, also spelled Anomabo and formerly as Annamaboe, is a town on the coast of the Mfantsiman Municipal District of the Central Region of South Ghana. Anomabu has a settlement population of 14,389 people. Anomabu is located 12 km east of Cape Coast in the central region of south Ghana. It is situated on the main road to Accra. The total area of Anomabu is 612 square kilometers, with boundaries of 21 kilometres along the coast, and 13 kilometres inland. The main language spoken in Anomabu is Fante. According to oral tradition, the origin of the name “Anomabu” was first established when a hunter from the Nsona clan first discovered the area and decided to settle there with his family, eventually starting his own village as time passed. The hunter allegedly saw some birds atop a rock, and proclaimed the area “Obo noma,” which became the town's original name. Obanoma literally translates to “bird’s rock,” a name that slowly evolved into Anomabu over the ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osei Kofi Tutu I
Osei Kofi Tutu I ( – ) was one of the founders of the Ashanti Empire, assisted by Okomfo Anokye, his chief priest. He led an alliance of Ashanti people, Asante states against Denkyira, the regional hegemony, regional hegemon, defeating them at the 1701 Battle of Feyiase. He ruled the Kwaman State between c.1680 and 1701 and the Ashanti Empire from 1701 to 1717. As Asantehene, he incorporated a number of Akan people, Akan states into the growing empire, and established the institutions of government that underpinned the state for nearly 200 years. Early life Birth Osei Kofi Tutu Opemsoo was born c. 1660 in the town of Kokofu Anyinam, in the Ashanti Region of modern-day Ghana. His father was Owusu Panyin, an Akan people, Akan noble from Nyameani. His mother, Maanu Kotosii, was the sister of the Omanhene of Kwaaman Oti Akenten and his successor Obiri Yeboa.Marfo, Kofi (1999). ''An Introduction to Ghanaian Literature''. str. 48. "Osei Tutu was born of an Adanse father called O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apam
Apam is a coastal town and capital of Gomoa West District in the Central Region (Ghana), Central Region of Ghana, located approximately 45 kilometers east of the Central Region capital, Cape Coast. Apam is the site of Fort Lijdzaamheid or Fort Patience, a Dutch Empire, Dutch-built fort which was completed in 1702, which dominates the fishing harbor and town from a rocky peninsula located on the south side of the town. It was a major port prior to independence, but after Tema was built, shipping was forbidden. The current chief of Apam is called Nana Ekow Payne. It is also a major town in the Gomoa Akyempem Paramountcy. There are many fishermen as fishing is the main industry. Apam has a Secondary School called Apam Senior High School, an FM station, Apaman tv, several churches and a salt-winning industry. The Benyah Lagoon is used to produce salt. Apam have the biggest 'pusuban'' in Ghana and is located in the central region of Ghana. FESTIVAL OF GOMOA APAM Apam Akwambo festivai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyebi
Kibi or Kyebi is a town located in the East Akim Municipal District, Eastern Region, Ghana, Eastern Region of Ghana. Its population is 11,677 people as of 2013. History Kibi is the traditional capital of the Akyem Abuakwa state in the Eastern Region, Ghana, Eastern region of Ghana (also known as Okyeman). The Ofori Panin paramount stool, the traditional seat of the Okyenhene, is located in Kibi. Transport The Kibi railway station serves Kibi a short distance on the Ghana rail transport network. Education Kibi has a number of educational institutions from primary education to higher education, as well as a school for the deaf, which was founded in 1975 and had 213 students by 2008. Economy Tarkwaian rocks, a major source of gold, have been found near Kibi. Several mining companies, including Paramount Mining Corporation, have been exploring their potential. RUSAL, a major Russian Aluminium corporation, applied to the Ghana Minerals Commission and the Ghana Integrated A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Coast (British Colony)
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] |
Dutch Gold Coast
The Dutch Gold Coast or Dutch Guinea, officially Dutch possessions on the Coast of Guinea (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Nederlandse Bezittingen ter Kuste van Guinea'') was a portion of contemporary Ghana that was gradually colonized by the Dutch (ethnic group), Dutch, beginning in 1612. The Dutch began trading in the area around 1598, joining the Portuguese which had a trading post there since the late 1400s. Eventually, the Dutch Gold Coast became the most important Dutch colony in West Africa after Battle of Elmina (1637), Fort Elmina was captured from the Portugal, Portuguese in 1637, but fell into disarray after the abolition of slavery timeline, abolition of the slave trade in the early 19th century. On 6 April 1872, the Dutch Gold Coast was, in accordance with the Anglo-Dutch Treaties of 1870–71, ceded to the United Kingdom. History The Dutch settle on the Gold Coast The Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive in contemporary Ghana. By 1471, they had reached the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
