Asante Kingdom BY: Lakyra Nash, Maria Erz, and Puja Patel.

Who 2 The Asante Empire was established by Osei Tutu and his chief advisor Okomfo Anokye. osei tutu was the paramount chief also called the asantehene (king) of asante. okomfo anokye was his priest asante was formed by military power, which came from effective strategy and an early adoption of firearms. Osei tutu realized that he had to fuse the small separate kingdoms around Kumasi to defeat the powerful denkyre to the south of them other Asante kingdoms merged with Kumasi, and Osei Tutu led their combined forces in a successful war against the Denkyer. osei tutu created the golden stool, which he said represented the ancestors of asante’s past that watched over the newly created empire (blackpast.org)

3 ● Gold was the major product of the Asante Empire. ● Osei Tutu made the gold mines royal possessions. Also he made gold dust the circulating currency in the empire. Asante citizens, even the poor subjects used gold dust as ornamentation on their cloths and other possessions. ● Asante supplied slaves to British and Dutch traders on the coast; in return they received firearm which helped with their territorial expansion. ● The Portuguese were the most active Europeans in West Africa. ● Osei Tutu (the Asantehene) and his priest OKomfo Anokye, unified the independent chiefdoms into the most powerful, political, and military state in the coastal region. WHAT "Facts About The Ashanti Kingdom In Ghana." All Articles RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Feb Puja

When The Asante kingdom came to be in the late 1600’s (Quintana). Osei Tutu was leader of the kingdom from (quintana). By 1750 Asante had become a large powerful state (Bortolot). Throughout the 1800’s the asante kingdom fought back and forth with the british. The Asante kingdom fell in January 1902 (Asante). 4

where The asante empire was located in west africa,it nearly covered present day ghana. in the late 16 century asante was created around kumasi. the empire grew through wars and disturbances from the europeans. osei tutu formed alliances with neighboring PEOPLES WHICH LED TO THE FORMATION OF THE ASANTE UNION. BY 1750 THE ASANTE WAS THE LARGEST AND MOST POWERFUL EMPIRE IN ITS REGION. 5

Why? Asante was significant in this region for two big reasons. The region was called the “Gold Coast.” It’s area had large gold deposits (Quintana). The Asante people seized power by capturing and selling slaves (Asante). The Asante Kingdoms had a strong state and a good war leader that protected them from being taken over during the age of exploration. 6

How 7 Puja ●Trade allowed the Asante empire to rise. ● The British overthrew and exiled the Asantehene and annexed the Empire into their Gold Coast colony in "General Views and Information." : The Rise and Fall of Asante Kingdom. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb

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Works cited "Asante Empire | Historical Empire, Africa." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 25 Feb Bortolot, Alexander Ives. "Art of the Asante Kingdom | Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art." The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oct Web. 25 Feb "Facts About The Ashanti Kingdom In Ghana." All Articles RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Feb "General Views and Information." : The Rise and Fall of Asante Kingdom. N.p., 2 June Web. 26 Feb Quintana, Maria L. "Ashanti Empire/ Asante Kingdom (18th to Late 19th Century) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed." Ashanti Empire/ Asante Kingdom (18th to Late 19th Century) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Feb