Asante History
The rich history and cultural heritage of the Asante Kingdom of Ghana
The Battle of Katamanso, 1826
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On the Accra plains in August 1826 a broad coalition met the Asante army in one of the largest engagements ever fought o......
The Battle of Nsamankow and the Death of Sir Charles MacCarthy
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In January 1824 an Asante army destroyed a British force at Nsamankow and killed the governor of the Gold Coast, a defea......
Islam in the Asante Kingdom
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Asante was never an Islamic state, yet Muslim scholars, scribes and traders held a settled place at the Kumasi court, su......
Asante and the Northern Savanna: Gonja, Dagomba and the Trade in Kola
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Asante expansion northwards brought Gonja and Dagomba into tributary relations and linked the forest kingdom to the cara......
The Great Roads of Asante: Infrastructure of an Empire
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Eight great roads radiated from Kumasi to the coast and the savanna, cleared, policed by road wardens and controlled by......
The Great Oath of Asante: Ntamkese and Political Authority
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Swearing the Great Oath moved a dispute out of local hands and into the Asantehene's court. It was a legal instrument of......