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href="http://www.manhyiaonline.org/pages/index.php">The Asante Monarchy</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <span title="Twi-language text"><i lang="tw">Asantehene</i></span> is the title for the <a href="/wiki/Monarch" title="Monarch">monarch</a> of the historical <a href="/wiki/Ashanti_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Ashanti Empire">Ashanti Empire</a> as well as the <a href="/wiki/Chieftaincy_institution_(Ghana)" title="Chieftaincy institution (Ghana)">ceremonial ruler</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Ashanti_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Ashanti people">Ashanti people</a> today. The Ashanti <a href="/wiki/Royal_house" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal house">royal house</a> traces its line to the <a href="/wiki/Oyoko_(clan)" title="Oyoko (clan)">Oyoko</a> (an <i><a href="/wiki/Abusua" title="Abusua">Abusua</a></i>, or "clan") Abohyen Dynasty of Nana Twum and the Oyoko Dynasty of <a href="/wiki/Osei_Tutu" class="mw-redirect" title="Osei Tutu">Osei Tutu Opemsoo</a>, who formed the Empire of Ashanti in 1701 and was crowned Asantehene (King of all Asante).<sup id="cite_ref-Shillington_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shillington-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Osei Tutu held the throne until his death in battle in 1717, and was the sixth king in Ashanti royal history.<sup id="cite_ref-Collins_and_Burns_(2007),_p._140._2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Collins_and_Burns_(2007),_p._140.-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Asantehene is the ruler of the Ashanti people. The Asantehene is traditionally enthroned on a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Stool" title="Golden Stool">golden stool</a> known as the <i><a href="/wiki/Golden_Stool" title="Golden Stool">Sika 'dwa</a></i>, and the office is sometimes referred to by this name.<sup id="cite_ref-Ashanti_Empire_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ashanti_Empire-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Asantehene is also the titular ruler of <a href="/wiki/Kumasi" title="Kumasi">Kumasi</a>, which served as the capital of the Ashanti Empire and today, the <a href="/wiki/Ashanti_Region" title="Ashanti Region">Ashanti Region</a>. The Ashanti Empire comprised parts of present-day southern <a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a> and portions of present-day eastern <a href="/wiki/C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire" class="mw-redirect" title="Côte d'Ivoire">Côte d'Ivoire</a> between the 17th and 20th centuries.<sup id="cite_ref-Ashanti_Empire_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ashanti_Empire-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-History_of_the_Asante_Empire_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History_of_the_Asante_Empire-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The current Asantehene is <a href="/wiki/Otumfuo_Nana_Osei_Tutu_II" title="Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II">Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II</a>, born Nana Kwaku Dua, who ascended as the 16th Asante king in April 1999. Osei Tutu II was one of seven descendants who were eligible to the <a href="/wiki/Heir_presumptive" title="Heir presumptive">heir presumptive</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Elections_and_regents">Elections and regents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_rulers_of_Asante&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Elections and regents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> During the period between the death of an Asantehene and the election of a successor, the Mamponghene, the Asantehene's deputy, acts as a <a href="/wiki/Regency_(government)" class="mw-redirect" title="Regency (government)">regent</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Shillington_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shillington-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This policy was only changed during a time of civil war in the late 19th century, when the <i>Kwasafomanhyiamu</i> or governing council itself ruled as regent.<sup id="cite_ref-Shillington_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shillington-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The succession is decided by a series of councils of Asante <a href="/wiki/Nobility" title="Nobility">nobles</a> and other royal family members.<sup id="cite_ref-Shillington_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shillington-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><div style="clear:right;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_colonial_era_and_Asante_independence">The colonial era and Asante independence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Ashanti_districts.png/208px-Ashanti_districts.png" decoding="async" width="208" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Ashanti_districts.png/312px-Ashanti_districts.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Ashanti_districts.png/416px-Ashanti_districts.png 2x" data-file-width="1056" data-file-height="816" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">Map of <a href="/wiki/Ashantiland" class="mw-redirect" title="Ashantiland">Ashantiland</a> (1st left) and the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Ashanti" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of Ashanti">Kingdom of Ashanti</a> (2nd left) and <a href="/wiki/Ashanti_Region" title="Ashanti Region">Ashanti Region</a> (2nd right) with its administrative districts (1st right)</div></div></div></div> <p>The Ashanti Confederacy was made a <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> protectorate in 1902, and the office of Asantehene was discontinued. In 1926, the British permitted the repatriation of <a href="/wiki/Prempeh_I" title="Prempeh I">Prempeh I</a> – whom they had exiled to the <a href="/wiki/Seychelles" title="Seychelles">Seychelles</a> in 1896<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – and allowed him to adopt the title Kumasehene, but not Asantehene. However, in 1935, the British finally granted the Ashanti moderated self-rule as the Kingdom of Ashanti, and the title of Asantehene was revived.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_rulers">List of rulers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_rulers_of_Asante&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of rulers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All rulers in the lists below were members of the Oyoko Abohyen Dynasty. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kwaamanhene_of_the_Kwaaman_State">Kwaamanhene of the Kwaaman State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_rulers_of_Asante&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Kwaamanhene of the Kwaaman State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table width="90%" class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Reign </th></tr> <tr> <td>Nana Twum </td> <td>c.1570-1590 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nana Antwi </td> <td>1590-1600 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nana Kobia Amamfi </td> <td>1600–1630 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nana_Oti_Akenten" title="Nana Oti Akenten">Nana Oti Akenten</a> </td> <td>1630-1640 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kumasehene_of_the_Kumaseman_State">Kumasehene of the Kumaseman State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_rulers_of_Asante&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Kumasehene of the Kumaseman State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table width="90%" class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Reign </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>Nana Obiri Yeboah </td> <td>about 1640–c.1680 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Osei_Tutu" class="mw-redirect" title="Osei Tutu">Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu Opemsoo</a> </td> <td>about c.1680/c.1695–1701 (definitely Kumasehene by 1695) </td> <td>Founder of Asanteman. Reign continues as Asantehene. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><span class="anchor" id="Beretuo"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Asantehene_of_the_Kingdom_of_Ashanti_(Ashanti_Empire)"><span id="Asantehene_of_the_Kingdom_of_Ashanti_.28Ashanti_Empire.29"></span>Asantehene of the Kingdom of Ashanti (Ashanti Empire)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_rulers_of_Asante&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Asantehene of the Kingdom of Ashanti (Ashanti Empire)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> All regents were members of the Oyoko Dynasty who were and still are the holders of the title Mamponghene.</p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><p> Upon the death of the Asantehene, it is the task of the Mamponghene to act as the regent, or <i>Awisiahene</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><table width="90%" class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Reign </th> <th>Notes </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu I </td> <td>1701–c.1717 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><i>Regent c.1717 to 1720 Amaniampon, the mamponghene</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Otumfuo Nana <a href="/wiki/Opoku_Ware_I" title="Opoku Ware I">Opoku Ware Katakyie</a> </td> <td>1720–1750 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Otumfuo Nana <a href="/wiki/Kusi_Obodom" title="Kusi Obodom">Kusi Oboadum</a> </td> <td>1750–1764 </td> <td>Forced to abdicate. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><i>Regent 1764 Safo Kantanka, the mamponghene</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Otumfuo Nana <a href="/wiki/Osei_Kwadwo" title="Osei Kwadwo">Osei Kwadwo Okoawia</a> </td> <td>1764–1777 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><i>Regent 1777 Atakora Kwame, the mamponghene</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Osei_Kwame_Panyin" title="Osei Kwame Panyin">Osei Kwame Panyin</a> </td> <td>1777–1803 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Otumfuo Nana Opoku Fofie </td> <td>December 1803–March 1804 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Osei_Bonsu" title="Osei Bonsu">Osei Tutu Kwame Assibey</a> </td> <td>1804–21 January 1824 </td> <td>Known as <i>Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu Kwame Asiba Bonsu</i> from 1807. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Otumfuo Nana <a href="/wiki/Osei_Yaw_Akoto" title="Osei Yaw Akoto">Osei Yaw Akoto</a> </td> <td>1824–21 February 1834 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Otumfuo Nana <a href="/wiki/Kwaku_Dua_I_Panyin" class="mw-redirect" title="Kwaku Dua I Panyin">Kwaku Dua I</a> </td> <td>25 August 1834 – 27 April 1867 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Otumfuo Nana <a href="/wiki/Kofi_Karikari" title="Kofi Karikari">Kofi Karikari</a> </td> <td>28 May 1867 – 26 October 1874 </td> <td>Forced to abdicate. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><i>Regent 1874 Kwabena Dwomo, the mamponghene</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Otumfuo Nana <a href="/wiki/Mensa_Bonsu" title="Mensa Bonsu">Mensa Bonsu</a> </td> <td>1874–8 March 1883 </td> <td>Forced to abdicate. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Otumfuo Nana <a href="/wiki/Kwaku_Dua_II" title="Kwaku Dua II">Kwaku Dua II</a>' </td> <td>28 April 1884 – 11 June 1884 </td> <td>Died after short illness. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="4"><i>Asante Civil War 1883-1888</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><i>Interim Council 1884-1887. Chairman Owusu Kofi 11 June 1884 to November 1884. Chairman Akyampon Panyin November 1884 to 1887.</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><i>Regent 1887 to 26 March 1888 Owusu Sekyere II, the mamponghene</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Otumfuo Nana <a href="/wiki/Prempeh_I" title="Prempeh I">Prempeh I</a> </td> <td>26 March 1888 – 19 November 1895 </td> <td>Original throne name was <i>Kwaku Dua III Asamu</i>. Destooled in November 1885, Surrendered to the British Gold Coast governor on 20 January 1896. Exiled to Sierra Leone and Seychelles 1900. Released 12 September 1924. Restored as <i>Kumasihene</i> 12 November 1926. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Otumfuo Nana <a href="/wiki/Osei_Tutu_Agyeman_Prempeh_II" title="Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II">Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II</a> </td> <td>22 June 1931 – 27 May 1970 </td> <td>Enstooled as <i>Kumasihene</i> from 22 June - 31 January 1935, after which he was installed as <i>asantehene</i> Under the British government until 27 May 1970. </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nana_Otumfuo_Agyeman_Prempeh_II.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="King Asantehene Prempeh II of Asanteman"><img alt="King Asantehene Prempeh II of Asanteman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Nana_Otumfuo_Agyeman_Prempeh_II.jpg/160px-Nana_Otumfuo_Agyeman_Prempeh_II.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="229" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Nana_Otumfuo_Agyeman_Prempeh_II.jpg/240px-Nana_Otumfuo_Agyeman_Prempeh_II.jpg 1.5x, 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/></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="4"><i>Regent 26 February 1999 to 26 April 1999 <a href="/wiki/Nana_Osei_Bonsu_II" title="Nana Osei Bonsu II">Osei Bonsu II</a>, the mamponghene</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Otumfuo_Nana_Osei_Tutu_II" title="Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II">Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II</a> </td> <td>26 April 1999–present </td> <td>current Asantehene </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:King_Asantehene_Osei_Tutu_II_of_Ashanti-Asanteman.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="King Asantehene Osei Tutu II of Asanteman"><img alt="King Asantehene Osei Tutu II of Asanteman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/King_Asantehene_Osei_Tutu_II_of_Ashanti-Asanteman.jpg/160px-King_Asantehene_Osei_Tutu_II_of_Ashanti-Asanteman.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/King_Asantehene_Osei_Tutu_II_of_Ashanti-Asanteman.jpg/240px-King_Asantehene_Osei_Tutu_II_of_Ashanti-Asanteman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/King_Asantehene_Osei_Tutu_II_of_Ashanti-Asanteman.jpg/320px-King_Asantehene_Osei_Tutu_II_of_Ashanti-Asanteman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="427" data-file-height="640" /></a></span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_rulers_of_Asante&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Emblem_of_His_Majesty_the_King_of_Ashanti" title="Emblem of His Majesty the King of Ashanti">Emblem of His Majesty the King of Ashanti</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_rulers_of_Asante&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output 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</li> <li id="cite_note-Ashanti_Empire-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Ashanti_Empire_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Ashanti_Empire_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Ashanti-empire">Asante empire</a>, <i>Encyclopædia Britannica</i>. Retrieved 9 December 2017.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-History_of_the_Asante_Empire-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-History_of_the_Asante_Empire_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ashanti.com.au/pb/wp_8078438f.html">History of the Asante Empire</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120413213927/http://www.ashanti.com.au/pb/wp_8078438f.html">Archived</a> 13 April 2012 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Ashanti Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ghanatoghana.com/Ghanahomepage/kings-queens-asante">Kingdom of Asante Kings And Queens Of Asante</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121030062600/http://www.ghanatoghana.com/Ghanahomepage/kings-queens-asante">Archived</a> 30 October 2012 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. GhanaToGhana. Retrieved 9 March 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kreolmagazine.com/society-culture/creol-and-more/people/229-the-exile-of-prempeh-in-the-seychelles">"The Exile of Prempeh in the Seychelles"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150123141946/http://www.kreolmagazine.com/society-culture/creol-and-more/people/229-the-exile-of-prempeh-in-the-seychelles">Archived</a> 23 January 2015 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. <i>Kreol International Magazine</i>. 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.modernghana.com/news/138733/1/asantehene-to-visit-seychelles.html">"Asantehene to visit Seychelles"</a>, <i>Modern Ghana</i>, 5 July 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ashanti.com.au/pb/wp_8078438f.html">Ashanti.com.au</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120413213927/http://www.ashanti.com.au/pb/wp_8078438f.html">Archived</a> 13 April 2012 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Retrieved 9 March 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/tribes/ashanti_facts.php">Ashanti knowledge</a>. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 12 November 2012.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_rulers_of_Asante&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Robert B. Edgerton, 1995, <i>The Fall of the Asante Empire. The Hundred-Year War for Africa's Gold Coast</i>. New York: The Free Press. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-02-908926-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-02-908926-3">0-02-908926-3</a></li> <li>Alan Lloyd, 1964, <i>The Drums of Kumasi</i>, London: Panther.</li> <li>Ernest E. Obeng, 1986, <i>Ancient Ashanti Chieftaincy</i>, Ghana Publishing Corporation. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9964-1-0329-8" title="Special:BookSources/9964-1-0329-8">9964-1-0329-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Shillington" title="Kevin Shillington">Kevin Shillington</a>, 1995 (1989), <i>History of Africa</i>, New York: St. Martin's Press.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_rulers_of_Asante&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/301013.stm">BBC News | Africa | Opoku Ware II | Rites for Ashanti king</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wonders/Episodes/Epi3/3_wondr1.htm">Ashanti Kingdom</a> at the Wonders of the African World, at <a href="/wiki/Public_Broadcasting_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Broadcasting Service">PBS</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121030062600/http://www.ghanatoghana.com/Ghanahomepage/kings-queens-asante">Kingdom of Ashanti Kings And Queens Of Asante</a>. 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</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Heads_of_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Heads of government">Heads of government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">UN member states</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Algeria" title="Prime Minister of Algeria">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Angola" title="President of Angola">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Benin" title="President of Benin">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Botswana" title="President of Botswana">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Burkina_Faso" title="List of prime ministers of Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Burundi" title="Prime Minister of Burundi">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Cameroon" title="Prime Minister of Cameroon">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Cape_Verde" title="List of prime ministers of Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_government_of_the_Central_African_Republic" title="List of heads of government of the Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Chad" title="List of prime ministers of Chad">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_the_Comoros" title="List of heads of state of the Comoros">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="List of prime ministers of the Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Djibouti" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Prime Ministers of Djibouti">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Egypt" title="Prime Minister of Egypt">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Equatorial_Guinea" title="List of prime ministers of Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Eritrea" title="List of heads of state of Eritrea">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Eswatini" title="List of prime ministers of Eswatini">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Ethiopia" title="Prime Minister of Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Gabon" title="Prime Minister of Gabon">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Gambia" title="President of the Gambia">The Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Ghana" title="President of Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Guinea" title="List of prime ministers of Guinea">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Guinea-Bissau" title="List of prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_government_of_Ivory_Coast" title="List of heads of government of Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Kenya" title="President of Kenya">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Lesotho" title="List of prime ministers of Lesotho">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Liberia" title="President of Liberia">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_government_of_Libya" title="List of heads of government of Libya">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Madagascar" title="Prime Minister of Madagascar">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Malawi" title="President of Malawi">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Mali" title="List of prime ministers of Mali">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Mauritania" title="List of prime ministers of Mauritania">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Mauritius" title="Prime Minister of Mauritius">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Government_of_Morocco" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the Government of Morocco">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Mozambique" title="List of prime ministers of Mozambique">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Namibia" title="Prime Minister of Namibia">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Niger" title="List of prime ministers of Niger">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Nigeria" title="President of Nigeria">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Rwanda" title="Prime Minister of Rwanda">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="List of prime ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Senegal" title="Prime Minister of Senegal">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Seychelles" title="List of presidents of Seychelles">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Sierra_Leone" title="President of Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Somalia" title="List of prime ministers of Somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Africa" title="President of South Africa">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_South_Sudan" title="List of heads of state of South Sudan">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_government_of_Sudan" title="List of heads of government of Sudan">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Tanzania" title="President of Tanzania">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Togo" title="List of prime ministers of Togo">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Head_of_Government_of_Tunisia" class="mw-redirect" title="Head of Government of Tunisia">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Uganda" title="Prime Minister of Uganda">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Zambia" title="President of Zambia">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Zimbabwe" title="President of Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other states</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic" title="Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic">Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Somaliland" title="List of presidents of Somaliland">Somaliland</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct states<br />and governments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Ashanti Empire <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Monarch</a></li></ul></li> <li>Benin <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Benin" title="List of prime ministers of Benin">Prime Minister</a></li></ul></li> <li>Burundi <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_kings_of_Burundi" title="List of kings of Burundi">King</a></li></ul></li> <li>Central African Empire <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Emperor_of_Central_Africa" title="Emperor of Central Africa">Emperor</a></li></ul></li> <li>Dahomey <ul><li><a href="/wiki/King_of_Dahomey" title="King of Dahomey">King</a></li></ul></li> <li>Egypt <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_dynasty" title="Muhammad Ali dynasty">Muhammad Ali dynasty</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_monarchs_of_the_Muhammad_Ali_dynasty" title="List of monarchs of the Muhammad Ali dynasty">Monarch</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>Ethiopia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Emperor_of_Ethiopia" title="Emperor of Ethiopia">Emperor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_emperors_of_Ethiopia" title="List of emperors of Ethiopia">list</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>The Gambia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Gambia" title="Prime Minister of the Gambia">Prime Minister</a></li></ul></li> <li>Ghana <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Ghana" title="Prime Minister of Ghana">Prime Minister</a></li></ul></li> <li>Kenya <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Kenya" title="Prime Minister of Kenya">Prime Minister</a></li></ul></li> <li>Kingdom of Kongo <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Manikongo" title="Manikongo">Monarch</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Kongo" title="List of rulers of Kongo">list</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>Malawi <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Malawi" title="Prime Minister of Malawi">Prime Minister</a></li></ul></li> <li>Merina Kingdom <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Imerina_monarchs" title="List of Imerina monarchs">Monarch</a></li></ul></li> <li>Nigeria <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Nigeria" title="Prime Minister of Nigeria">Prime Minister</a></li></ul></li> <li>Orange Free State <ul><li><a href="/wiki/State_President_of_the_Orange_Free_State" title="State President of the Orange Free State">State President</a></li></ul></li> <li>Rwanda <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_kings_of_Rwanda" title="List of kings of Rwanda">King</a></li></ul></li> <li>South African Republic <ul><li><a href="/wiki/State_President_of_the_South_African_Republic" title="State President of the South African Republic">State President</a></li></ul></li> <li>South Africa <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_South_Africa" title="Governor-General of South Africa">Governor-General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_President_of_South_Africa" title="State President of South Africa">State President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_South_Africa" title="Prime Minister of South Africa">Prime Minister</a></li></ul></li> <li>Tunisia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_beys_of_Tunis" title="List of beys of Tunis">Bey</a></li></ul></li> <li>Zanzibar <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Zanzibar" title="List of sultans of Zanzibar">Sultan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_government_of_Zanzibar" title="List of heads of government of Zanzibar">Prime Minister</a></li></ul></li> <li>Zambia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Zambia" title="Prime Minister of 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