Boamponsem (died 1694) was a

Denkyirahene Denkyirahene is the title given to the King of the Denkyira people of the Central Region of Ghana. They are part of the Akan Akan may refer to: People and languages *Akan people, an ethnic group in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire *Akan language, a lan ...

, or ruler of the

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 Denkyirah ...

people, from the 1650s until his death in 1694. Denkyira was an African nation that existed in

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before the

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incorporated the

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into the

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. The Denkyira people maintain tribal identity and their traditional royalty despite losing their independence and sovereignty. In 1692, Boamponsem sent an envoy to the

to engage with the newly encamped Dutch and English trading posts and military installations, to gather intelligence, trade, and advocate his people's interests. Boamponsem is remembered in Denkyiran tradition as a successful but autocratic ruler. He was also named after the Boa Amponsem Senior High School in

Dunkwa-on-Offin Dunkwa-On-Offin or simply Dunkwa, is a town and the capital of the Upper Denkyira East Municipal District, a district in the Central Region of south Ghana. Dunkwa-On-Offin has a 2013 settlement population of 33,379 people. Geography Topography ...

Sources

*McKaskie, T. C. "Denkyira in the Making of Asante" in ''The Journal of African History'' Vol. 48 (2007) no. 1, p. 1-2 Year of birth unknown 1694 deaths History of Ghana Ghanaian royalty

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