Asante Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ashanti_Empire
gptkbp:annexedBy 1901
gptkbp:area about 250,000 km² (at its height)
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kumasi
gptkbp:coatOfArms gptkb:Ashanti_coat_of_arms
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Adae_Kese_Festival
gptkb:Akwasidae_Festival
gptkbp:currency gold dust
gptkbp:dissolved 1901
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Ashanti_people
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:gold
slaves
kente cloth
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:military_organization
resistance to British colonization
wealth in gold
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Ashanti_flag
gptkbp:founded 1670
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Osei_Tutu
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early modern period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Asante Kingdom
gptkbp:imported gptkb:beer
textiles
firearms
gptkbp:language Twi
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Ashanti_Region_of_Ghana
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Ghana
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Ashanti_army
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Denkyira
gptkb:Fante_Confederacy
gptkb:Dagbon
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Anglo-Ashanti_Wars
gptkb:War_of_the_Golden_Stool
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Opoku_Ware_I
gptkb:Prempeh_I
gptkb:Osei_Tutu
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Gold_Coast
gptkbp:population over 3 million (at its height)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Akan_religion
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Otumfuo_Nana_Osei_Tutu_II
gptkb:King
gptkbp:status traditional kingdom within Ghana
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:King
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:European_powers
neighboring African states
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Asante Traditional Buildings
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Juabenhene
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5