History of the Ashanti Empire , (Ghana Africa)

History of the Ashanti Empire , (Ghana Africa)
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[@EpimetheusHistory]

Subscribe to from nothing :D One of my favorite history channels kzbin.info/door/e8ECDU2IldN_rAAAXUvyUQ

[@ekmalsukarno2302]

Epimetheus are you still working on your research on the history of Argentina? If so, that's really great. I would love it if you made a video on that topic.

[@jonpage5326]

awesome subbed to FromNothing

[@hamzaolalekan3057]

Epimetheus more West Africa history please

[@atesuapharaoh4164]

Fake information only empire in existence at the time is songhai which covers the whole west Africa,and before 1492 ce through the 1900s ce was only Roman empire which control the planet Between those years denish, Sweden, Dutch Portugal ect. are looting the gold coast in any thing including human There were many kingdoms in the the gold coast example the golden stool signifies the birth of the Ashanti kingdom was engineered by an Ewe priest What's wrong with these people no shame in disgrace in telling nonsense

[@fabulousfarrahinsouthafrica]

Ashanti tribes are in America but only left of them is the clothes which we had here over 400 years but honestly I know it’s what left if the slaves that and diaski

[@africandaughter5095]

Kenyan here who loves the Ashanti kingdom learned it in school and it was one of the topics I can narrate very well .I love African history.Love Ghana 🇬🇭

[@blackqueen4226]

I'm glad to have one member from Ashanti as my greatest friend these guyz are amazing I say

[@terryoppong4420]

A proud Ashanti here 💪💪💪🇬🇭

[@TheKofinyarko]

KUMAPEM

[@davidking6242]

Same here. I share a name with an ashanti emperor osei kwadwo

[@thomasmcginnis7526]

Wakanda 4eva!

[@terryoppong4420]

ap3m b3ba

[@blok229]

I am Ashanti who’s fathers were taken to America! Hope to return soon!

[@FromNothing]

4 likes and already 1 dislike. Anyway it was a privilege to work with you Epimethius. I look forward to working with you in the future.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thanks man! haha...there is always some random hater in the beginning... was a pleasure and thank you for working around my chaotic schedule!

[@rustydowd879]

You can't please everyone. It was a great video. There's not much high quality education/information on African history on KZbin. Thanks!

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Glad you liked it Rusty! True there should be a lot more content on it and Jabari and I are hopefully going to start some momentum here on YT. Many of the greatest stories never told in the west are from Africa...I believe this will change :)

[@genesisexodus4687]

From Nothing lol it’s just one dislike dude chill... ahaha happens to every single video in the history of YT . I wouldn’t take it personally

[@jonpage5326]

A couple of thoughts @fromnothing you have a radio voice! is great unique voice. Loved this collaboration got to see@epimetheus style illustrations with new style of narration/history lesson, great job both of you. @fromnothing, this is the internet, to get dislikes, is how you know you are successful. Spending time on keeping the nuts from disliking you, you will stay small; ignore them brother, you will grow. There needs to be a lot more Africa history channels. Subbed mate! Cheers from UK!

[@TheStanley_Show]

I live in Kumasi I'm a Ghanaian nice video telling the truth about Africans My mum is an Ashanti and my dad is an Ewe a tribe in Ghana too

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Awesome man, glad you liked it

[@asrafoo]

tribe is demeaning term used by colonialist to underline the absence of nation states something refuted by this video .

[@edss7778]

My boyfriend is also ewe and ashanti. Tel us more!

[@Niani23455]

@@asrafoo Unfortunately many Africans are ignorant.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

I really love the Ashanti architectural style. Is very distinctive looking, I would love to see a CGI rendition of how a modern metropolis would look in that style. On one of Jabari's video's on from nothing it notes how they had multi-story well-built dwellings...this would be such an AWESOME setting for a feature film or HBO style show showing the politics and wars of these kingdoms that have such a great visual fidelity and style...See the true epic stories of empires most people here in the west have not heard of...that will bw Yuge box office success for those brave enough to dish out the money...unless they try to trun it into a comedy with action and no story...the awesome history of this region is what makes it such a content gold mine....just some random late night thoughts....would love to hear why you think that would work or not :)

[@garrettallen7427]

Wakanda=Ashanti but in all seriousness that sounds amazing

[@dezzjays9568]

I really commend you for this you don't know how hard it is to find genuine Africa history pre slavery only few have gone In depth.. very greatful for this you have earned a subscriber for life thanks again.

[@samuelblay9616]

Hey,we are not kids ' we don't have any Ashanti's kingdom pls , don't misleading the Rich history of Ghanaians When did Ashanti's came to being When the Dankyire's controls Yu don't forget , instead of Akan Yu claimed arrogance The same white fuul, whom had joined ✋ with Yu We know their mind ( Ocultic menance. We hav' Empire Ghananta, We Are not sleeping mr historien Did Yu understand the word Empire Wish countries and nation's have they conquer Ed control The Kwaw family consists of many clans Ed Yu are the most ilterate among them" claiming Episode 1

[@samuelblay9616]

Even they got named Asante after some meeting, what was their real name before Ashanti Learn history, the white fuul in there couldn't narrate Africans history or The Great Akan people Ghanaians history This is the falls of Gana One claimed to be something Even the Northern people who firstly arrived on the Terra dad nt claim to be somebody or Higher, but those last few years ago a slave under Great Dankyire's controls See what is going on in Ghana We gonna suffer muchly Because this couldn't bring unity to the nation Cos we all know the History in thy country Go ad consult William welhem Amo the first African Akan Philosopher.Fake history

[@marcelcostache2504]

I Guess you forget the Human slave Sacrifices!!!!.......sure Wakanda is amasing build on the wall of human heads just like Benin. You people are so proud of your african forefathers yet you forget that it was africans that sold other africans as slaves to europeans, yet non of you even dares to talk about this! funny how hipocritical the human race is!.

[@snazzygagagigo524]

Long live Ghana and the Ashanti Kingdom. Respect from Éire.

[@edwardamponsah5592]

Piawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[@Amidat]

Many Ashanti were taken as slaves to Jamaica. Many Jamaicans share the bloodline of the Ashanti people. Thanks for the video.

[@4Skenderbeu]

Asante practiced slavery and war

[@charlenaayetey1317]

@SHADRACH 7 stop being hateful so you can see clearly, most Africans are Israelites and so is most of African Americans, I know this for a fact so before you rule out the truth, take a minute and stop listening to lies. If you know the history of the Ashanti, you even wouldn't think of what you said, the murders, slavery they suffered is depressing, the only queen who stood against those whites was later arrested together with most leaders and shipped to an Island called Seychelles and left for dead. God knows who and who are the natural seed of Israel, I know I'm from Judah because God told me Himself, Yes He spoke to me because I believe in His Son Yahushua Who came to seek and to save the lost of Israel and to save all Mankind from Sin and death. I live in Africa and yet I'm a natural seed Israel and a Jew for that matter. So before you think of dividing things, be sure of your facts first cos we are One. Bless you.

[@Bells723]

@SHADRACH 7 Not all Africans are Hamites there are many Israelites that are living in Africa today particularly West Africa

[@JustFiifi]

Not true

[@JustFiifi]

Those Jamaicans are Akan but not of Asante Origin but Fante origin. Both Fante and Asante were notorious for slave trade since no tribe had power over them. They sold others as slaves so you won't find many slaves of Asante or Fante origin. But the British who were friends with Fante deceived some Fante of taking them to an expedition. Soon as the Fantes got to the lands, they realized they weren't going to return again do they said "Gyama yaaka" to wit, it's seems we are stuck here. This saying is what corrupted into Jamaica.

[@roylandmaines299]

Man, now I'm addicted to West African history. Maybe one on the Hausa or a more even the Kongo

[@divinebeing2476]

My wife is from ghana I'm white she is an exotic beauty

[@Goonztz]

Dakota Guthrie um....

[@andresfelipe7634]

@@divinebeing2476 my girlfriend is Ghana, I'm Hispanic, hope to marry her soon. :)

[@romeojames89]

I am very proud of my maroon Ashanti and jamaican heritage 👍😎🇯🇲🇬🇭

[@MisterOrange1]

As a Nigerian American, I appreciate you and this video.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thanks Gabriel!

[@Coolbird00]

Tephlon Funk!✊ Nice!

[@MisterOrange1]

@@omnipotentzaron423 I beg leave story

[@MisterOrange1]

@@Coolbird00 Yup, can't wait till the project is finished

[@blessingashanti7039]

@Bolaji Windapo it is hun

[@princeohemeng1890]

I’m a proud Ashanti!!!!

[@patrickkuffour]

lol u possibly cant be if you are calling your self an Ashanti lol smh Asa means war. Asante Asa (war) nte (because or if) Asante because of war the tribes put them selves together. if you spell it wrong you will say it wrong. ASANTE say your name properly

[@glamour-qp5dw]

*asante

[@lucybunwa5833]

same

[@kingnanatheoneuniversity385]

Me too and Ashanti people are Israelites they are from Judah and Simeon and Ashan is was city in Simeon and some of Simeon is part of Judah

[@rasmuss8324]

@@kingnanatheoneuniversity385 who told you this?

[@sweetkwaku123]

Thank you for making a video about my ancestors 🙏🏿🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Glad me and Jabari did :)

[@kingnanatheoneuniversity385]

Yessir all praises to YHWH the creator

[@karl7428]

its really sad how alot of people think africa was all just hunter-gatherer tribes before colonialism. so much history has been destroyed, and alot the historical records we do have from precolonial africa isnt taught.

[@2clapsandarickflair804]

Still sounds like it was still nothing more but a few tribes

[@sjappiyah4071]

@@2clapsandarickflair804 The british explorers at the time would completely disagree with your statement as they vouched that the Asante were a powerful Kingdom with sophisticated Architecture, Government and military prowess . But sure, a dude on the internet such as yourself would know better than explorers/ officers who were actually there in person...

[@hainleysimpson1507]

2 claps and Rick flair same can be said of Europe and Asia by your arguementation.

[@dinamothupi996]

@@2clapsandarickflair804 Yes because there's only a few tribes in a continent as large as Africa. *Eye roll*.

[@childofjesus2099]

Exactly. The Kwararafa empire is taught much. I’m a descendant of that empire

[@GuardianoftheGoldenStool]

What makes the Ashanti empire so impressive as is the case with several precolonial African empires & kingdoms of significance is the environment it was forged in, and all the variables in it’s biome that say a state of this nature is impossible. In fact archaeologists and historians have been CONFOUNDED for decades how the bulk of precolonial African empires & kingdoms of esteem worthy status came into existence seeing Africa contains the most incomparably challenging biomes exceeding every continent on the globe, second to uninhabitable Antarctica. To be honest polities such as Ashanti impress me more than Ancient Egypt, seeing that Egypt was blessed with yearly Nile inundation, & also they had access to peoples in the Middle East in equally less harsh environments, such as the Fertile Crescent that had successfully experimented with profitable animal & plant domestication which ultimately was a catalyst that cause their civilization to reach the epitome that it did.

[@qus.9617]

What do you mean by biome? Any examples? For examples the Mayans lived in a drought prone area (some droughts last near a century), forcing them to invest in a water conservation engineering works. In the end severe droughts caused the collapse of Mayan civilisation and migration of Mayans from the Yucatan peninsula. Entire cities were emptied and lost to time and the forests. Also was it not to their advantage to be an empire with access to the coast? Good comment btw.

[@GuardianoftheGoldenStool]

Quinn. S. A biome is a major ecological community type, such as a subtropical rainforest, grassland, desert, tundra, savanna, marine, freshwater, etcetera.

[@qus.9617]

@@GuardianoftheGoldenStool Er that's not really what I asked for. My question was how exactly were the biome's so harsh that archeologists and historians are baffled that empires (Ashanti) could exist in that condition? Do you have any sources to your comment because I want to learn more but couldn't find anything online. If you know your sources it should be easy peezy compared to my efforts. I gave you an example of a harsh environment in which archeologists, geologists and historians have studied in depth of a harsh environment that a civilisation was able to come to being such as the Mayan civilisation which ultimately collapsed several times due to decades to century long drought periods.

[@kesorangutan6170]

He's basically saying there are certain geographical/environmental factors that allowed human civilizations to blossom and shapes existing civilizations. Like a navigable river system, deserts, mountain ranges, steppes, rich soil, mild climate, pastures, sea, woodlands etc. Subsaharan Africa having super hot climate, impassable jungles, crappy soil in some parts, dangerous wildlife, few good rivers, unpredictable weather and being isolated by Sahara desert wasn't the best place for civilizations to blossom. Yet against all the odds they have these dank kingdoms and cities. It's like playing Simcity on hardest difficulty. Also you should read "why nations fail" by James A. Robinson and Daron Acemoğlu.

[@GuardianoftheGoldenStool]

Quinn. S. The African history scholar Phillip Koslow has a kingdoms of Africa series(books)on several precolonial African empires and kingdoms. He mentions these environmental factors in his Asante: The Gold Coast book, his Benin: Lords of the River book, and his Mali: Crossroads of Africa book. Also in his Benin: Lords of the River book he refers to William H. McNeil’s Plagues and People book elaborating on the environmental challenges of the African continent. You can probably find some of these books in your local library even in the juvenile section. Except William H. McNeil’s book particularly won’t be in the juvenile section.

[@multyz1]

If I wasn't a Ghanaian, an Akan, an Ashanti, I would've surely sued my parents. Much love to our siblings in Ivory Coast. They separated us, but we're forever one family.

[@hugogh3507]

I love this channel because you cover a lot of stuff that todays American/Eurocentered history teaching doesn't

[@sulaimaanahmad]

very informative video 🎥 i'm nigerian 🇳🇬 (paternal) ghanaian 🇬🇭(maternal) and some amazigh 🇲🇦 but...american born and raised. 🇺🇸

[@alonalove3118]

Just like my best friend

[@quentinjohnson750]

Well...they wont teach you this stuff in school.

[@BKL63PRODUCTIONS]

History is vast they can’t include everything, in I have worked in primary schools in England, some of them do teach a part of West African history. Mainly the City state and Empire of Benin.. It’s parent duty to instil African history in their children, especially if your ancestors come from there. Sadly most people don’t know anything much about their history included whites people from different nations. I work with a lot of Turkish men, most of them hardly know anything about the Ottoman Empire an empire that was from their own people,,the Ottoman Empire is not taught in British schools. The numerous city states live Venice and Genoa in Italy not taught, The Persian empire. Even great British people who changed society for good not taught in school. Most of us take it for granted that women have rights not in the west we take for granted that working class men can vote not long ago you had to own property. Young people leave school with little knowledge of who there are as a nation. As a black British person I identify with British history because it overlaps with the history of my ancestors from West Africa and I identify with it because it the nation of my birth. A lot of white British people no hardly anything about who they are. Even though some of there history is is taught in school. Because I’m in my 50s what I learned about British history is different in parts to what they teach now. Britain is ashamed of their empire so they teach less of it now. So young people will never know why some ppl have resentment toward them as a people. Funny thing our minister for education a few years a back was very concern about the lack of knowledge of the Briton empire. A survey was done, one of the question was, Who was Admiral Nelson, most kids thought he was Nelson Mandela., So the irony of this is a lot of kids in Britain remember Nelson Mandela a black man more than they remember Britain greatest sea navy admiral who defeated the French navy in the battle of Waterloo. He is revered so much, that they made a statue that stands high in the sky in Trafalgar Square. So to conclude it’s not only black people that has had a disservice from school education. and we shouldn’t expect to much from white led education system, we should fight more for black history that has impacted on American and British history.

[@BKL63PRODUCTIONS]

OtherWorlds AllWorlds I would expect that, but it just amazon they amount of West Africans that don’t have a clue about how. African trading with Europeans. I spend my time teaching a lot of my African work colleagues. They expect it from me to. But it’s the same with every nation I work with. The Turks,,the white British don’t know their history. Reason being a lot of children don’t grasp history because the way it taught can make it boring. Plus school is there to help you to want to learn more. School can’t teach you everything. It’s taken me over 30 years to learn African history and world history. I learn something everyday. Schools teach you about key events and key people. So they not going to delves into anything else. It’s for us to continue to learn history after we leave school.

[@SD_yessir]

Leonard Guy you are a man of wisdom my friend!

[@SD_yessir]

Leonard Guy I may be a southeastern North American that has Celtic roots, but I love studying the history of Africa’s nations and ancient kingdoms. The Gaza Empire, a Zimbabwean and Mozambican kingdom founded in the 1824 by Soshangane the Great. Mutapa, the BaKalangan kingdom founded in 1430 by Nyatsimba Mutota. Aksum, the Ethiopian Kingdom formed in 1st century CE that would to become a political entity of Ethiopia and then grow to form the Ethiopian Empire, which the original city of Aksum still exists today in post-imperial Ethiopia. I know this is probably because I’ve got way to much time on my hands, but enjoy studying the history of foreign lands, even ones that I share little or no bloodline with, like Africa. The kingdoms and empires of Africa have always intrigued me.

[@BKL63PRODUCTIONS]

SD Brother t You don’t need to excuse your roots lol.. If you love history it’s in your blood, that makes us Kin.. I love that u love African history and you study it out of joy.. and wanting good know more, I love African history but I also study everything else.. If more people was like us, there would be more understanding.

[@nanaboahen5520]

I'm proud to be an Asante, living in Germany.

[@edwardamponsah5592]

German Borga Asante ni mapa! 💛🖤💚 piawwwwwwwwwwww

[@rasmuss8324]

same

[@rj1056]

The Ashanti Kingdom is still alive it is under the Ghanaian Government under Osei Tutu II. 🇬🇭

[@00GT]

Thank you for all your hard work. This is a fun way to learn about my country’s history #GTW🇬🇭

[@unitedafrica2917]

I'm an ashantiiiiii. And I'm proud of the video..... Long live Africa...😘😘😘

[@Beanatlanta]

Colonization set Africa back generations... Big Facts!!!

[@dolla316]

STILL haven't fully recovered

[@bigevil1001]

dolla316 Probably because the continent was never decolonized.

[@silverbullet537]

African countries now suffer from corrupt leaders

[@verlyusis9510]

@@silverbullet537 like all other countries around the world

[@bigevil1001]

Tech Barron You mean “treasonous agents”

[@deiongoldsmith515]

A collab come true ❤ I love it!

[@marcelo90z]

Thank you for this amazing coverage on African history. People forget that this gigantic continent have so much history behind, it's unfair how we don't learn about them

[@dragonofthewest8305]

Thank you for showing Africa in a positive light

[@shzarmai]

Love to all Ghanaians from Nigeria and the UK :)

[@jort6532]

For the last couple months i have been learning a lot about African history because Africa really fascinates me. I wish more people would educate themselves about African history because there is so much to tell about the different empires, thousands of ethnic groups and great cities. But unfortunately the western education system portrais Africa as giant country where all people just live in small huts and hunt with a spear. We only get tought history of European and American history and i think that is sad. Africa is the origin of human life and there is just so much history in this amazing continent. It is a shame that Western education makes it look like Africa (and Asia and the Americas as well) have no history before Europeans colonized these continents. I really hope this changes in the future.

[@jerrodmecca7745]

Honestly growing up in America I was always taught that the origin of mankind most likely started in Africa.

[@84updown]

​@@jerrodmecca7745They'll talk about how humans are originally from there, but American schools don't really go beyond that. We're never taught about any of the societies of the world besides Western Europe, East Asia, and The US. Beyond that, we really don't learn anything which leads people to believe that, for thousands of years, nothing was going on in Africa until white Europeans came in and "civilized" them.

[@dabigpitt]

Thanks for the upload

[@EpimetheusHistory]

You are welcome :)

[@hiddenhist]

Magnificent artwork as usual

[@travisbarnes1698]

Get yo black ass out from behind that tree nigga

[@EpimetheusHistory]

THanks man! I really enjoy that part of making the videos :)

[@thecraplordsell4575]

Comandante * wtf lol

[@k.c1126]

This is a well structured and informative presentation. Thanks for introducing us to this new source of historical information.

[@user-db7vy8sf2h]

I'm so happy to see how many african videos you already made. Please, make Dahomey after, they also has a huge history, specially to Brazilians and Haiti who is influenced by they history and vice versa

[@thebridge5483]

Gabriel Fagundes wow ✊🏿🇭🇹

[@flatearthfatboy9589]

From nothing is a great channel. Great partnership. Great video.

[@Messines17]

Thanks for this clearly well researched video!

[@vazak11]

Fascinating, thanks for sharing!

[@ismailadan2550]

just beautiful, many people don't know Ghanian history runs deep. Thanks for making this video.

[@viswambaradevisubbarayan5952]

I've always been quite interested about the Ashanti tribe. Great video. Love from Tamil Nadu, India.

[@iyaiiya-wawg3657]

Videos like this make me feel like building up our Kingdoms in the modern day.

[@forgottenlovelettersxoxo]

yall explained this so good tysm 😩‼️

[@mercyfrost9869]

And thank you very much for such a Rich History Documentary..You made us all Ghanians soooo proud.God Bless you and the Team.welldone.

[@theoderic_l]

Very informative video, thanks! Hope to see more content about the (sadly neglected) histories of Sub-Sahara Africa.

[@connectedhistory]

Thanks for showing us the from nothing channel! It's great!

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Awesome, glad you like it

[@user-il9mw2dr6z]

Well done. Thanks from Africa to you.😍

[@sjappiyah4071]

This was EXCELLENT!

[@collinhenry9996]

Is funny that British was surprise that Ashanti not only had sufficient military who beat these Europeans so many times but these white explorers was shock when there visit city of Kumasi was develope with indoor plumping, city was clearn and also had writting language

[@abugahlogisticsenterprises7931]

so happy for the knowledge because am from ashanti region

[@collinhenry9996]

@@abugahlogisticsenterprises7931 That great because two times I travel from Canada to to Ghana and visited the Ashanti Region.

[@collinhenry9996]

@@abugahlogisticsenterprises7931 Here in Toronto Canada have many Ghana people live here and there are very friendly and respectable here in North America.

[@Kingoftheimmigrants4646]

Kumasi used to be so organized and beautiful even in the 90s It has it peculiar smell because of trees all over till over population destroyed it The buildings are all storey

[@alltnorromOrustarNorrland]

Your Chanel is awesome 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Why? Because you often dig deep into history very few talk about. Keep up the good work!

[@missd411]

My dad is from the north of Ghana but no doubt we have ancestors from some of the tribes mentioned. Great to hear it!

[@maryagyemang9870]

Asante and the north are brothers and share the same ancestor. The northerners have always had our backs when we went to war.

[@williamkartatar4759]

What a nice collaboration.Great video as always.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thanks William, I enjoyed this one :)

[@williamkartatar4759]

You are welcome my man,keep it up!

[@benjaminlamptey1867]

Many thanks for doing this video @Epimethius. Hats off to you guys. Please do the Ga-Adangme (Migrants from the Oyo Empire to Ghana) sometime later, or one of the many other ethnic groups there. I found the Mole-Dagbani story especially intriguing. Or even some more of China's ethnic groups.

[@dezzjays9568]

Thank you so much for this

[@dasmensch2317]

Thanks for the Video

[@arthinugami]

Every time we hear about Africa in the west it's always the worst examples like Liberia or Congo. I worked with Ghana immigrants at my work and was quite surprised at cool-headed friendly culture, in all honestly after meeting these people I see a bright and strong future for that nation.

[@Duwor]

Shut your mouth if you don’t have anything to say. Liberia used to to be much better than Ghana

[@arthinugami]

@@Duwor and it's not now so your point is moot

[@ikedacripps]

I’m just so sad they burnt a whole city to the ground, our arts and artifacts burnt !!!!!

[@CA-uw7sp]

All our manuscripts Burnt that’s why this generation of Asante’s the majority is lost 😞

[@cindyakosah6320]

You just got yourself a new subscriber because of this video ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@hamzaolalekan3057]

This video make my day. Thanks so much.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

I am glad it did :)

[@michaelfaraday8391]

Ashanti warriors. They’re the first indigenous Africans to have decisively defeated the colonial powers on the battlefield on several occasions in their numerous wars. This also explains why Britain still respects the Ashanti king as at today. They were eventually defeated when one of their own betrayed them to the British making Britain to catch them by surprise. Had it not been British defeat of the Ashanti, they would have ruled the entire Ghana, many parts of Ivory Coast, Benin and Togo. They’re also the first indegenous people to build an empire.

[@Johnincoom]

Over the course of History, the Fanti and Asanti United briefly. The Fantis didn't have much Gold in their lands and Uniting with the Asantis meant allowing the Asantis to have direct access to the coastal areas where the Europeans were. This would mean risking their main source of income to the most powerful organised army, the Asantis who had Gold and heavy population and therefore a mighty army. The two sides attempted a United Kingdom but it was clear to the Fantis the Asantis didn't want to engage the Fanti as they focused on finishing off their closer enemies (Akyim especially). So the Fanti made it known to the Asanti to leave their territory. Which brought wars between the sides. The Asantis were allies with the Dutch and one Fanti coastal kingdom Elmina (Edina) allies of the Dutch. To this day Fantis and Asantis are rivals but not in an aggressive way. The Fantis if they had joined Asanti would have been the most powerful empire on the the continent. It would have changed history. Asanti military had successful campaigns against the Fanti but the Fanti never joined their course. The Fanti knowing they lacked the money and population to fight and completely defeat Asanti cleverly played the British and Asanti against each other eventually destroying the Asanti empire. Fantis though smaller in population and wealth never wanted to be subjects of the Asanti. Even after defeats in battle they openly rebelled because the Asanti didn't request for allies from Fanti but pushed for domination over the Fanti. One of the greatest disaster of the Akan tribe is the inability of the Asanti, Akyem , Fanti, Akwamu, Denkyira etc to agree to have an Akan empire.

[@kwamenyame1277]

Be Good you’ve said it all!!! That in a way has been our downfall. But gradually we are coming together. For Akanman. I’m a proud “Okaniba” 🇬🇭

[@agoogo5026]

@@kwamenyame1277 please don't deceive yourself Akans can never unite Fantis will prefer to be in alliance with Ewes than Ashanties.

[@sjappiyah4071]

Thank you for the additional information

[@Johnincoom]

@@agoogo5026 and Ashantes most likely would want to be overlords than brethren.

[@ericdickens6869]

@@Johnincoom I don't really think so, but the reality is that, the Asantes had big and powerful kingdom, so they will always be ahead, but necessary lording over. They had allies anyway, Anlo, Dagomba etc

[@1sam-ef]

The Ashanti got their guns from the Arabs (who had a surplus of guns and materials that Napoleon had left when his Army was stranded in Egypt), the Ashanti did not get their guns from the Europeans. And it took 11 wars over the course of 100 years for the English to defeat the Ashanti.

[@barbiedangerous2]

Dawud AbdYAHU Bn-YasharAL yup

[@blackblaze5271]

No they got it from trading with white people. The "slave *trade"* is what we call it. First they traded goods, then later when white people's demand for labor went up, they traded people.

[@cmoney7350]

Mr. Black they didn’t trade slaves for guns?

[@1sam-ef]

@@cmoney7350 Why would they need to do that? The Ashanti used gold dust for currency.

[@1sam-ef]

@Bro9650 My sources are the History books.

[@thomasnes6471]

Didnt realize you would collaborate with From Nothing. I enjoy his content as well.

[@EViLER-zd8id]

A other GREAT VIDEO!!!✔💯

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thanks Abel! :)

[@nyeeezy]

Thats why alot of people resented asantes we did not back down against brits like the fantes and we did not sell our people

[@elizabethtamufor3743]

interesting history lesson. Thanks 👍 for sharing to the world. 👏🌟🙏

[@arcticocean9106]

this video was great!

[@samuelkingarthur4188]

I'm proud to be an Ashanti 🥰🥰🥰

[@MissMentats]

Proud to be a descendent of the Ashanti royal family

[@wesleywelch6090]

great Video! some more titles for the names and places would be helpful as well

[@marlineharrold1937]

great job... Thank you. 🙂

[@soleb542]

HISTORY OF SUDAN NUBIA KUSH

[@ehsan_iq]

احمد السودان the entire history of Sudan is a better idea, not just Nubia.

[@northsidebtown7012]

The most ancient history in africa

[@eugenehappy8093]

Majority of the Nubians and Kushites (Khanit or Keneset) are the ancient n present day Ahkans (Akans) in Ghana today ! They build the first civilization of which the civilization in Kamit or Kemet (Egypt) was born out from and extension of other great civilizations.

[@northsidebtown7012]

@@eugenehappy8093 Huh I was referring to the nilotic people who inhabited the land for 10's of thousands of years

[@soleb542]

@@eugenehappy8093 hahahaha no the decendents of the nubian kushites live along side the nile from Aswan wadi halfa dongola atbarah and so on some of the south sudanese Ugandan tribes can count too but thats it kush was founded by sudanese and there decendents are still around in sudan

[@TruthfulAndHumble]

Please do history of Somalia next or put in the list. Do do more African history. Btw this was great video, really informative and well balanced. Go Ghana! Thanks man! 😁👍🇸🇴🇬🇭

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Is on the to-do list :)

[@TruthfulAndHumble]

@@EpimetheusHistory Oh thanks. It's really great to know that.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

:)

[@turkialmutairi378]

@@TruthfulAndHumble how do you have internet in somali or you live in Kenya?

[@kayzsosa1414]

Somalia got a great history West Africa and East Africa got to put our beef aside and unite

[@TomWoodwardVideos]

Great video, thanks

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Glad you liked it :)

[@donillz9336]

Thanks for this. Nice to know people read

[@beverlywilliams5029]

Thank you for that study. My DNA is in Ghana. I enjoyed that history on the Ashanti people.

[@RC-vc8pz]

Kingdom of da homey Sorry

[@marcusalleyne4249]

You just couldn't help yourself huh? Lol

[@sjappiyah4071]

As a West African this was Hilarious loooool

[@cherub3624]

I scrolled down to make this comment...

[@jjhbjhbhjgjhgfjhghjg]

Thank you very interesting!

[@brooklyndavids530]

I have an essay on this tomorrow that I know nothing about and it's currently 11pm thanks ❤️

[@kwamenyame1277]

Thanks for sharing our history with the world! Our culture is very beautiful and vibrant! New sub to your channel

[@adamburke1088]

You should add the dates in the corner of the screen. As the story progresses the date can change with it.

[@TNTN1977]

Great job

[@q8a5]

Great video

[@T.R.A.I.N.I.N.G.]

Hey epimetheus, do history of nepal. fascinating region of south asia.

[@chefadudennis]

Proudly an Ashanti "Akan" ❤️❤️

[@kitosbrew9580]

Wow wonderfully and awesome job 👌

[@Skadi609]

My favourite duo when it comes to history 😀

[@greenirodon8030]

Messed some names up but u did great overall I’ve seen/heard worse lol thank u from a real Asante people like u give u hope that we’ll be on top again coz we’re everywhere now all we need is to reunite n invite all those exiled back to us to find a new purpose🤞🏾🏆🇬🇭❤️

[@tipplay7382]

Thank you for caring and sharing real history as certain histories are often overlooked. Do you have Cashapp? So I can support.

[@ethanladue2745]

Never knew any of this existed, definitely not taught in world history. Very informative video I appreciate the upload

[@lenwilkinson672]

Joshua Frimpong. Thank you for your information on the Ashanti Empire. I shall be a little bit more cautious when I watch Simon next time.

[@joshuafrimpong244]

thank you very much, and I apoligise if I was rude to you earlier. Its just that when there is clear evidence written by Europeans about my state, and their descendents deem these statements irrelevant, I do find it disrespectful to them

[@jamesasante488]

A proud Ashanti

[@iteoluwaoladejo4240]

Please do a video on the Oyo Empire

[@Unluccy38]

Nice Video 🙏🏿♥️

[@andresfelipe7634]

thank you for this awesome video, I really want to learn more about Ghana history since my girlfriend is from their (Ghana) and she teach me a few things, some youtube videos show little of african culture like battles in ww1 Etc.

[@mackenzielowrance6261]

Thank you for your content! It is greatly appreciated by many.

[@eliasfrahat7074]

More video about Africa good maybe you should do maghrab it get ignore by everyone sadly

[@turkialmutairi378]

👞👞💩💩

[@eliasfrahat7074]

median empire XD

[@turkialmutairi378]

@@eliasfrahat7074 the iraqi dude in my profile picture is named haider from kufa

[@TruthfulAndHumble]

Yes I want to see history of Morocco. Algeria is boring.

[@eliasfrahat7074]

median empire no haider is good person and he like dogs no wonder he let his dog wear his egal

[@LEWIS_sanders_9]

Very interesting I wish more people knew about these histories because they seem to be a useful and interesting look at the sophistication of societies most don't know about

[@johnsonoptical4445]

Aye that was dope

[@truthspeaks1265]

If only the internal conflict was avoided then the Ashanti would've held for a few more years.

[@conormccann2850]

I really enjoy your videos on African history, and I will definitely check out From Nothing's channel. If you ever get the chance, I would really enjoy watching a video on kingdoms of South East Africa, like Kilwa and others along the Swahili Coast, Maravi, and the Shona Kingdoms like Great Zimbabwe and Mapungubwe.

[@yoofihughes8753]

I am part Fante and Ahanta, this is a great video

[@Ratty2480]

I like watching and learning history that questions my own bias'