The Battle of Nsamankow was a battle between the United Kingdom and the Ashanti Empire that took place in 1824 as part of the First Anglo-Ashanti War...
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Charles MacCarthy (British Army officer) (category Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George)
the Treaty of Paris in 1814, and MacCarthy was appointed governor of Sierra Leone. He was killed by Ashanti forces in the battle of Nsamankow, with his...
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Anglo-Ashanti War 1823 Battle of Nsamankow 1863 – 1864 Second Anglo-Ashanti War 1873 – 1874 Third Anglo-Ashanti War January 31, 1874 Battle of Amoaful February...
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Golden Stool (redirect from Golden Stool of Ashanti)
divine throne of kings of the Asante people and the ultimate symbol of power in Asante. According to legend, Okomfo Anokye, High Priest and one of the two chief...
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Katamanso War (section Effects of the war)
the Fantes in the Battle of Nsamankow of 1824, proposed to punish them. He decided to pursue them, even if they escape into the belly of kanfra (a small...
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Asante people (section Notable People of Asante Origin)
), are part of the Akan ethnic group and are native to the Ashanti Region of modern-day Ghana. Asantes are the last group to emerge out of the various...
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is a variety of the Akan language spoken in southern and central Ghana by several million people, mainly of the Akan people, the largest of the seventeen...
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Adinkra symbols (category Culture of Ghana)
Kwame Anthony Appiah, they were one of the means for "supporting the transmission of a complex and nuanced body of practice and belief". Adinkra symbols...
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The Emblem of His Majesty the King of the Ashanti (or National Emblem of Ashanti) is the national emblem of the Ashanti nation, adopted by the Ashanti...
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Oware (category Culture of Ghana)
family of board games (pit and pebble games) played worldwide with slight variations as to the layout of the game, number of players and strategy of play...
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