Asante Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf kingdom
gptkbp:alliance Gold_Coast_states
gptkbp:architect traditional houses
gptkbp:area approximately 24,389 square kilometers
gptkbp:artwork wood carving
gptkbp:capital Kumasi
gptkbp:cuisine Fufu
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Kumasi Fort
gptkbp:culturalEvents Odwira_festival
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Kente cloth
rituals
Asante gold weights
gptkbp:culturalInfluence gptkb:African_diaspora
gptkbp:currency Ghanaian cedi
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:economy agriculture
gptkbp:education traditional education system
gptkbp:environment tropical climate
gptkbp:festivals Akwasidae festival
gptkbp:flag Asante flag
gptkbp:foundedIn 1670
gptkbp:governmentType monarchy
gptkbp:historicalEvent Fante Confederacy
Anglo-Asante Wars
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:Yaa_Asantewaa
gptkbp:historicalLegacy independence movement
trade_in_kola_nuts
gptkbp:historicalPeriod pre-colonial period
colonial resistance
slave trade
colonial period
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Asante Constitution
Treaty of Fomena
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Asante Kingdom
gptkbp:influence West_African_history
gptkbp:insignia Asante coat of arms
gptkbp:language gptkb:Niger-Congo
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Ghana
gptkbp:marketSegment gptkb:Trans-Saharan_trade_route
gptkbp:merchandise traditional attire
gptkbp:militaryRank Asante army
gptkbp:movement Adowa dance
gptkbp:naturalResources gold mines
gptkbp:notableEvent Manhyia Palace
Asantehene's_coronation
gptkbp:notableFeature Asante gold regalia
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Osei_Tutu
Kwame Nkrumah
gptkbp:officialLanguage Akan
gptkbp:politicalPosition chiefdoms
gptkbp:population approximately 2 million
gptkbp:religion gptkb:traditional_African_religion
gptkbp:sells gold
gptkbp:socialStructure matrilineal society
gptkbp:soundtrack traditional drumming
gptkbp:sport traditional wrestling
gptkbp:symbol Golden Stool
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Ashanti_Region