Asante Kingdom By: Zaint Jaz Canlapan Alex Cannavo Alex Meny.

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Asante Kingdom By: Zaint Jaz Canlapan Alex Cannavo Alex Meny

The Asante People Founded by the King Osei Tutu in the eighteenth century. Priest was Okomfo Anokye, who unified the Asante states through allegiance to the Golden Stool. ◦ Stool believed to have come from heaven. Alliances made with surrounding peoples lead to the formation of the Ashanti Union around 1700.

Location Modern nation of Ghana (Africa) ◦ Capital, Kumasi ◦ In 1750 the Asante Empire was the largest and most powerful state in the region ◦ People known as the Akan

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The Asante Kingdom Osei Tutu expanded rapidly by uniting clans and using centralization to control the people. ◦ When obtained through war he offered them to join the empire or become a tribute state. Opoku Ware I his successor will expand the territory to what is now present day Ghana

Opoku Ware IKing Osei Tutu ( )

Culture The Akan culture is widely know for its mythical stories called anansesem. The Akan culture reached South America, Caribbean, and North America Asante people tried to uphold their culture by refusing to allow British influence.

Culture (Cont.) Asante Drums Military Art Clothes

Rise of the Asante Empire Ashanti was the largest and most powerful state in southern Ghana. ◦ Osei Tutu rallies the his forces and other independent chiefdoms to defeat Denkyira. ◦ Victory against Denkyira leaves Ashanti the leading power of the region. ◦ They were rich in gold. ◦ Slave labor from Portuguese expanded gold production.

Decline of the Asante Empire Ashanti wage war against the British. ◦ A war party took over the government and advocated imperialism and resistance to foreigners led to the war. ◦ At the same time Ashanti gradually ceded their autonomy to the British. ◦ The capital Kumasi was captured by British general Sir Garnet Wolseley.

Significance of the Asante Major exporter of slaves to the Transatlantic slave trade. Developed a skilled bureaucracy which allowed the Asante kingdom to last as long as it did. Longest military resistance to European colonial rule in all of West Africa. ◦ In January Asante became a British protectorate.

Works Cited "Ashanti Empire." Gale Encyclopedia of World History: Governments. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 7 Mar A-4F5A-A2E6- 7C /0/Ashanti_PeopleHistory.pdf 892A-4F5A-A2E6- 7C /0/Ashanti_PeopleHistory.pdf kingdom#History of the Asante Kingdom