Who is the leader of the Ashanti tribe?
Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu IIThe current Asantehene is Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, born Nana Kwaku Dua, who ascended as the 16th Asante king in April 1999.
Who was the king of Asante Empire?
Montezuma II, also spelled Moctezuma, (born 1466—died c. June 30, 1520, Tenochtitlán, within modern Mexico City), ninth Aztec emperor of Mexico, famous for his dramatic confrontation with the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés.
Who ruled the Ashanti Empire and controlled its military?
That situation changed when Osei Tutu, the Asantehene (paramount chief) of Ashanti from 1701 to 1717, and his priest Komfo Anokye, unified the independent chiefdoms into the most powerful political and military state in the coastal region.
Who founded the Asante Empire?
Osei TutuThe Asante were one of the Akan-speaking peoples who settled in the forest region of modern Ghana between the 11thand 13th centuries. The separate Asante chiefdoms were united by Osei Tutu in the 1670s and in 1696 he took the title of Asantehene (king) and founded the Asante empire.
Who colonized the Ashanti kingdom?
BritainAfter Britain colonized what they called the Gold Coast, the Ashanti were incorporated into the British Empire. They remained a British colony until 1957. In Ghana today, there are about 4.7 million Ashanti people, who live in the center of Ghana's four main political regions.
Who gave Ghana its name?
In 1957, when the leaders of the former British colony of the Gold Coast sought an appropriate name for their newly independent state—the first black African nation to gain its independence from colonial rule—they named their new country after ancient Ghana.
Who founded the Asante empire?
Osei TutuThe Asante were one of the Akan-speaking peoples who settled in the forest region of modern Ghana between the 11thand 13th centuries. The separate Asante chiefdoms were united by Osei Tutu in the 1670s and in 1696 he took the title of Asantehene (king) and founded the Asante empire.
Who was the first king of the empire of Ghana?
Dinga CisseAncient Ghana ruled from around 300 to 1100 CE. The empire first formed when a number of tribes of the Soninke peoples were united under their first king, Dinga Cisse. The government of the empire was a feudal government with local kings who paid tribute to the high king, but ruled their lands as they saw fit.
Who is the greatest king in Ghana?
There is nobody in our present Ghana who is as powerful and famous as the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
Who is king of Kumasi?
Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu IIOsei Tutu IIReign26 April 1999 – presentEnstoolment26 April 1999PredecessorOpoku Ware IIBornNana Barima Kwaku Duah 6 May 1950 Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Gold Coast (British colony) (now Ghana)13 more rows