1680–1901 · Africa · Empire
Osei Tutu and Okomfo Anokye helped unite Akan states around Kumasi and the Golden Stool; a sophisticated confederacy grew through military power, diplomacy, law and gold and kola trade.
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Why it matters
Osei Tutu and Okomfo Anokye helped unite Akan states around Kumasi and the Golden Stool; a sophisticated confederacy grew through military power, diplomacy, law and gold and kola trade.
Osei Tutu · Okomfo Anokye · Opoku Ware I · Kwaku Dua I
Asante statecraft and cultural continuity are indispensable to West African history and modern Ghanaian identity.
Interpretation note
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