Ashanti

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Ashanti is a major ethnic group and former powerful kingdom in what is now Ghana, known for its rich culture, military strength, and influential role in West African history.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ashanti canonical 21
Ashantee 1

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Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
former kingdom ⓘ
subgroup of the Akan people ⓘ
approximateFoundationCentury 17th century ⓘ
approximateFoundationYear c. 1670 ⓘ
artForm gold weights ⓘ
metalwork ⓘ
textile weaving ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
capitalOfFormerKingdom Kumasi ⓘ
clanSystem abusua (matrilineal clans) ⓘ
colonialStatus British protectorate ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
cosmologyFeature belief in a supreme being (Nyame) ⓘ
veneration of ancestors ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
culturalInfluence influential in West African history ⓘ
demographicSignificance one of the largest ethnic groups in Ghana ⓘ
economyHistoricallyBasedOn gold trade ⓘ
kola nut trade ⓘ
slave trade ⓘ
engagedInConflictWith British Empire ⓘ
Denkyira ⓘ
Fante Confederacy ⓘ
ethnonym Asante ⓘ
foundedBy Osei Tutu I ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
heritageStatus important component of Ghanaian national identity ⓘ
historicalStateType kingdom ⓘ
incorporatedInto Gold Coast colony ⓘ
linked to: Gold Coast Colony
keyAdvisorToFounder Okomfo Anokye ⓘ
knownFor centralized political organization ⓘ
complex legal system ⓘ
elaborate festivals ⓘ
gold resources ⓘ
military strength ⓘ
rich culture ⓘ
language Asante Twi ⓘ
languageFamily Akan languages ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
legalInstitution Asanteman Council ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Ashanti Region, Ghana ⓘ
linked to: Ashanti Region
majorFestival Adae Kese ⓘ
Akwasidae ⓘ
notableRuler Nana Yaa Asantewaa ⓘ
Opoku Ware I ⓘ
Osei Tutu I ⓘ
Prempeh I ⓘ
linked to: Asantehene
partOfModernState Republic of Ghana ⓘ
linked to: Ghana
peakPowerCentury 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
region West Africa ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional Akan religion ⓘ
rulingDynasty Oyoko dynasty ⓘ
seriesOfWars Anglo-Ashanti Wars ⓘ
successionSystem matrilineal ⓘ
titleOfRuler Asantehene ⓘ
traditionalCapital Kumasi ⓘ
traditionalPoliticalStructure confederation of chiefdoms ⓘ
traditionalSymbol Adinkra symbols ⓘ
Golden Stool ⓘ
Kente cloth ⓘ
linked to: kente cloth
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

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