The Asante KingdomBy Bill, Brody, and Ronnie

Asante Information Covered

● Asante Leaders● Geography of the Asante Kingdom● When the Asante reigned● Key information● The Rise of the Asante● The Fall of the Asante● The Asante’s Importance to the World

Asante Leaders● King Osei Tutu

o Lived from 1695-1717o Originally Chef of Kumasio Exposed new political and military ideas to

the stateo Sought to unite the states to defend itself

from Denkyera

Asante Leaders (cont.)

● Okomfo Anokyeo Friend of Osei Tutuo Helped unite the states under the Asante

Geography of the Asante Kingdom

The Asante Kingdom was located in present day Ghana.

When the Asante reigned

Late 1600s to late 1800s● The Asante first appeared in the late

1600s● They grew and flourished until the

early 1900s

Key Information

● The Ashanti’s first established state was around Kurami

● Started as a single state until Osei Tutu● Osei Tutu was the first to begin uniting

the surrounding chiefdoms● Osei Tutu used the Golden Stool to

represent his rule

Key Information (cont.)

● The Ashanti were an important trading partner to the Potugese

● The trading made them wealthier and stronger

Key Information (cont.)

● The Ashanti Empire relied on Gold trade in the 1700s

● Trading became focused in the South● The Asante switched to slave trading● The Asante fell in 1873 to the British

The Rise of the Asante Kingdom

● Trade○ Akan village states traded with each other○ Europeans and neighbors to trade too○ Village states formed one kingdom to protect

trade● Denkyera

○ Enemy village states to the south○ Threatened the Asante causing unification

The Fall of the Asante Kingdom

● Great Britaino wanted control of the Gold Coasto Gold Coast was under Asante controlo When they seized the Coast, the Asante

declared war

The Fall of the Asante (cont.)

● The Asante Warso Fought between the British and Asanteo British forces easily crushed any oppositiono Defeats and loss of land led to rebellionso Seeing the enemy too weak, Britain annexed

Asante and exiled the leaders

The Asante Kingdom’s Importance

● Slaveryo The Asante were the largest slave traders in

Africao The fall of the Asante eventually led to the

end of the slave tradeo European countries did not take them over

until then because of their control of the slave trade

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