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Denkyira and the Shadow Before the Throne
Before the golden stool descended, before Osei Tutu united the disparate states, there was Denkyira.
And in the seventeenth century, it was the most formidable...
The Heartland: Adanse
In Akan oral memory, Adanse is the cradle of civilization, the soil where Odomankoma, the Creator, began shaping the world.
Tradition holds that the ancestors...
History of Akan Warfare
As the Akan states grew in power and pride, an age of empires and warfare began. Trade had brought wealth, but it also brought...
The Age of Akan Civilizations
With the abusua as the basis, the great Akan states grew, transforming a shared ancestry into powerful nations. What began as small settlements bound by...
Bono Manso – Origin & Early Settlement
The Akan developed from a network of settlements in the Brong-Ahafo region, which evolved into the Bono, Wenchi, and Nsoko people. Simultaneously, down south,...