- The
Asantehene is the
title for the
monarch of the
historical Ashanti Empire as well as the
ceremonial ruler of the
Ashanti people today. The
Ashanti royal...
- Osei Tutu II (born Nana
Barima Kwaku Duah; 6 May 1950) is the 16th
Asantehene,
enstooled on 26
April 1999. By name,
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is in
direct succession...
- Ghana. The
current king of the
Asante kingdom is
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
Asantehene. The
Asante kingdom is the home to Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana's only natural...
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empire was
founded in 1670, and the
capital Kumase was
founded in 1680 by
Asantehene Osei Kofi Tutu I on the
advice of
Okomfo Anokye, his premier.
Sited at...
- 1970), was the 14th
Asantehene, or king of the
Ashanti (Ruler of the Asante),
reigning from 22 June 1931 to 27 May 1970.
Asantehene Prempeh II of the Ashanti...
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death in 1931, and
fought an
Ashanti war
against Britain in 1895-6. King
Asantehene Prempeh I's
original throne name was
Prince Kwaku Dua III
Asamu of the...
-
Jacob Matthew Poku; 30
November 1919 – 26
February 1999) was the 15th
Asantehene. He
succeeded his
uncle Osei Tutu
Agyeman Prempeh II on 27 July 1970....
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became the
capital of the
Ashanti Region.
Kumasi remains the seat of the
Asantehene. The city is
often regarded as "The
Garden City"
after Maxwell Fry published...
- Osei Tutu (born
Julia Ama
Adwapa Amaning on 14 December) is the wife of
Asantehene Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II,
ruler of the
Asante Kingdom.
Julia Osei Tutu...
- (Akan: Oman hyia, English:
Gathering of the people) is the seat of the
Asantehene, as well as his
official residence. It is
located in Menshyia, Kumasi...
