Ashanti Empire

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ashanti_Empire

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:area	about 250,000 km² at its height
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Kumasi
gptkbp:colonizedBy	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:Anglo-Ashanti_Wars gptkb:War_of_the_Golden_Stool
gptkbp:currency	gold dust
gptkbp:dissolved	1902
gptkbp:economy	gptkb:slave_trade gold trade kente cloth production
gptkbp:ethnicGroup	gptkb:Ashanti_people
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:Ashanti_Empire_flag
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Osei_Tutu
gptkbp:foundedYear	c. 1670
gptkbp:governmentType	gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:West_Africa present-day Ghana
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:Ashanti_army
gptkbp:motto	Kum apem a, apem beba (Kill a thousand, a thousand will come)
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality	gptkb:Dagomba gptkb:Denkyira gptkb:Fante_Confederacy gptkb:British_Gold_Coast
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Manhyia_Palace
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_Amoaful gptkb:Sagrenti_War
gptkbp:notableFestival	gptkb:Adae_Kese gptkb:Akwasidae
gptkbp:notableMother	gptkb:Yaa_Asantewaa
gptkbp:notablePlace	gptkb:King
gptkbp:notableRuler	gptkb:Kwaku_Dua_I gptkb:Opoku_Ware_I gptkb:Prempeh_I gptkb:Osei_Tutu
gptkbp:officialLanguage	Twi
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Denkyira
gptkbp:president	gptkb:Asantehene_Otumfuo_Osei_Tutu_II
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Ashanti_Region
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Akan_religion
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:British_Gold_Coast
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:King
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Asante Traditional Buildings
gptkbp:vassalOf	gptkb:Bono gptkb:Sefwi gptkb:Akyem gptkb:Denkyira gptkb:Wassa
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Akan
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Ashanti Empire