Description: Two charming miniature engravings which were illustrations to "The Modern Voyager and Traveller" by William Adams published in London, 1828 (see title page - NOT included) The images are entitled: "Man and Woman of Cacongo" (Angola) "Arab and Serpent" and "Ashantee" - see below The images are in good condition but surrounded by mild spotting and text offsetting - see scans. Original hand coloring. Page size 5.5 x 3.5 inches. See more from this publication in Seller's Other ItemsAshanti EmpireFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchNot to be confused with Ashanti Region.Kingdom of Ashanti Asanteman (Asante Twi)1670–1902 1935–1957FlagNational EmblemMap of the Kingdom of AshantiStatusState unionCapitalKumasiCommon languagesAshanti (Twi) (official)Religion Initially Akan religion, later also ChristianityGovernmentMonarchy• 1670–1717 (first king) Osei Tutu• 1888–1896 (13th king of the indep. Ashanti Kingdom) Prempeh I• 1931–1957 (last king of the indep. Ashanti Kingdom) Prempeh II• 1999–present (Ashanti regionabsolute monarchy national state within Ghana) Osei Tutu IILegislatureAsante Kotoko (Council of Kumasi)[1] and the Asantemanhyiamu (National Assembly)History • Established 1670• Independence from Denkyira1701• Annexed to form a British colony named Ashanti1901[2]• Self-Rule 1935• State union as Ashanti Regionwith Ghana 1957• State unionPresentArea1874[3]259,000 km2(100,000 sq mi)Population• 1874[3]3,000,000CurrencyGold Bar and Gold Coin (Gold standard currency)Cowry Shell (Shell currency)Preceded bySucceeded byDenkyiraBonomanGold Coast (British colony)GhanaToday part ofGhanaThe Asante Empire (Asante Twi: Asanteman) was an Akan empire and kingdom from 1670 to 1957, in what is now modern-day Ghana. It expanded from Ashanti to include the Brong-Ahafo Region, Central Region, Eastern Region, Greater Accra Region and Western Region of present-day Ghana. Due to the empire's military prowess, wealth, architecture, sophisticated hierarchy and culture, the Ashanti Kingdom has been extensively studied and has more historiographies by European, primarily British authors than any other indigenous culture of Sub-Saharan Africa.[4]Starting in the late 17th century, the Ashanti king Osei Tutu (c. 1695 – 1717) and his adviser Okomfo Anokye established the Ashanti Kingdom, with the Golden Stool of Asante as a sole unifying symbol.[1][2] Osei Tutu oversaw a massive Ashanti territorial expansion, building up the army by introducing new organisation and turning a disciplined royal and paramilitary army into an effective fighting machine.[4] In 1701, the Ashanti army conquered Denkyira, giving the Ashanti access to the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean coastal trade with Europeans, notably the Dutch.[4]Today, the Ashanti Kingdom survives as a constitutionally protected, sub-national proto-state[5] and traditional state in union with the Republic of Ghana. The current king of the Ashanti Kingdom is Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Asantehene. The Ashanti Kingdom is the home to Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana's only natural lake. The state's current economic revenue is derived mainly from trading in gold bars, cocoa, kola nuts and agriculture; forests have also been cleared to plant cassava, maize and yams.[6]
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