269. Ghana: The Ashanti Empire

[@robertalpy]

I love how the British governor said bring me the stool to sit upon. When tou are crushing another imperial power and you are an imperial power, symbols of that power that the enemy empire possesses must be taken.

[@jimb9063]

If there isn't a wooden Athena or owl statue, a golden stool will have to do.

[@Niani23455]

Great video and good work. Just wanted to add that the Ashanti did have horses and even formed a cavalry (a terrible one). The tsetse fly nullified horse breeding but horse riding was very common. Okomfo Anokye played another important role when he drew the Ashanti constitution in the 18th c. with a total of 77 law codes. Also, it would have been great to mention the Peace Party vs Imperial Party that dominated the Ashanti politics. In the 19th century, the Peace Party managed to influence Ashanti to seek trade and peace over war. For a long time, Ashanti rarely waged war. The Imperial Party came back in the 1870s when the state was failing because it was believed peace had made the state weak. Finally, the Ashanti King today is just ceremonial. Constitutional powers are zero.

[@jimb9063]

Splendid stuff. If asked, I wouldn't have thought an African football association was 100 years old yet, good to know. Worth mentioning that HMS Ashanti managed a visit pre WW2

[@mrgarland5210]

Coomassie is something we use in biology and when I heard you say that I just had to check as yes! The coomassie Brilliant Blue protein stain is named after the Coomassie (now Kumasi) in Ghana! Fantastic tid bit

[@dukeray3049]

The twi is spot on

[@dukeray3049]

The battle for the golden stool was fought between the British and Ashanti female warriors led by Queen Yaa Asantewaa

[@kwadwofordrichard5333]

Pls come to Kumasi and learn it well Okomfo anokye was from small village in denkyira awukukwa ,Okomfo anokye was in prison at denkyira that time where Osei tutu met him in the palace of Ntim Gakari

[@extraflaky49]

My reading list gets longer every episode.

[@Pedrohnm]

Hi!!!🙋🏽‍♂️

[@kwadwofordrichard5333]

Pls Asante was form of because of war from the beginning of forming by Osei tutu and his friend okomfo anokye

[@kwadwofordrichard5333]

The eight clans of Akan people broke down long ago so every city king depends on his own rule until Osei tutu form Asante bicus of war with his fellow brothers king n friend okomfo anokye

[@kwadwofordrichard5333]

Dorma people wounded obri yeboah in battlefield and died at home when Kumasi people defeated by the dormaa that time And Osei tutu was in denkyira palace lreaning how to be king when heard his uncle obri yeboah has die while okomfo anokye predict everything about it before

[@kwadwofordrichard5333]

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[@kwadwofordrichard5333]

Osei tutu was killed by Akyem people at River pra while crossing it to fight akyem people he was shot by bullet n fell down in to the pra river while his body was not found

[@kwadwofordrichard5333]

Okomfo anokye get his name by his father was called Kwame N they used to call him Kwame come n see When okomfo anokye was born stranger things use to happen he can disappear while he was on mat as small boy When he was born he was holding something called dafa means like talisman n we can called it podua But they didn’t like him he grew up in his village he was from so they plan against him with rape case so he was arrested n put in prison at denkyira ntim gyakira palace there he met Osei tutu n prophecy about him in his future in coming and how to unite his fellow clans together to make one so no can stand against them in battlefield

[@kwadwofordrichard5333]

Osei tutu was the first Asante king

[@niiobodai1]

Asa (war) no h ….. Nte(because of) Asante Ashanti is an English corruption of the word Asante

[@kwadwofordrichard5333]

Pls do correct our history well brother

[@kwadwofordrichard5333]

Pls Obri Yeboah was Kumasi king that time not Asante king

[@kwadwofordrichard5333]

I’m not saying you are totally wrong but your story some of it are not truths

[@andrewbuswell6010]

‘The Portuguese are buyers of slaves and gold’ ‘You need structures in place to transport these things to the coast’ ‘Yes’ ‘And to sell them and regulate the trade’ Are slaves ‘things’ and do we need to ‘sell them’?