Asante

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Asante refers to the Ashanti people, a major Akan ethnic group of Ghana known for their powerful precolonial kingdom, rich cultural traditions, and influential role in West African history.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Asante canonical 6
Asante Akan 1
Asanteman 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Akan people
ethnic group
subgroup of Akan
alternativeName Ashanti
artForm adinkra cloth production
goldsmithing
kente weaving
wood carving
capitalCityOfHistoricalState Kumasi
clanSystemName Abusua
colonialStatus part of British Gold Coast colony
continent Africa
country Ghana
culturalPractice Adae Kese festival
Akwasidae festival
ancestor veneration
engagedInConflictType Anglo-Ashanti Wars
engagedInConflictWith British Empire
Fante states
ethnicReligion Akan traditional religion
linked to: Akan religion
foundedBy Osei Tutu I
historicalEconomicActivity cola nut trade
craft production
gold trade
historicalMilitaryPower Ashanti Empire
historicalState Asante Kingdom
linked to: Ashanti Kingdom

Ashanti Empire
incorporatedIntoModernState Republic of Ghana
linked to: Ghana
keyStateBuilder Okomfo Anokye
language Asante Twi
languageFamily Akan languages
linked to: Akan language

Central Tano languages
locatedInHistoricalRegion Ashanti Region
locatedInModernAdministrativeRegion Ashanti Region of Ghana
linked to: Ashanti Region
majorReligion Christianity
Islam
notableTraditionalRuler Opoku Ware I
Osei Tutu I
Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II
Prempeh I
populationCenter Konongo
Kumasi
Obuasi
region West Africa
symbol Golden Stool
symbolicObject Golden Stool of Asante
linked to: Golden Stool
symbolType royal stool
traditionalArchitecture Asante traditional buildings
traditionalCouncil Asanteman Council
traditionalLegalInstitution chiefs’ courts
traditionalPoliticalSystem monarchy
traditionalRulerTitle Asantehene
traditionalSocialStructure matrilineal clans
UNESCOWorldHeritage Asante Traditional Buildings
usesSymbolSystem Adinkra symbols

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ashanti ethnonym Asante
Asante Twi hasAlternativeName Asante Akan
linked to: Asante
Ejisu historicalRegion Asante
Asanteman Council jurisdiction Asanteman
linked to: Asante
Mampong ethnicGroup Asante
Asante Blackk givenName Asante