of Akwamu against local Accrans, who received support from the Danes at Fort Christiansborg. The assault resulted in military failure for the Akwamu, mainly...

where the present Akwamu capital. The Akyems, especially the elite forces known as the Abuakwas but also the Kotokus, fought the Akwamus and emerged victorious...

Niger–Congo family. Subgroups of the Akan people include: the Agona, Akuapem, Akwamu, Akyem, Anyi, Ashanti, Baoulé, Bono, Chakosi, Fante, Kwahu, Sefwi, Wassa...

while the Akwamu dominated trade with Europeans in Eastern Ghana. The Denkyira state dominated the neighboring states apart from the Fante, Akwamu and Akyem...

States Virgin Islands) on November 23, 1733, when 150 African slaves from Akwamu, in present-day Ghana, revolted against the owners and managers of the island's...

king. It is thought to originate with the Akan state of Akwamu. It is still used amongst the Akwamu and now the Asante people. Qhapaq, written as Capac in...

John, where many plantation owners and their families were killed by the Akwamu, including Breffu, before it was suppressed later the following year. In...

festival. The modern city of Asamankese was founded and occupied by the Akwamu. The Akwamus moved south and eastward from Dormaa around the 14th century to Twifo-Heman...

they were born. This is due to influence of the Akan people such as the Akwamu and others. Local languages are used as the many languages of instruction...

brought African slaves was Saint John. In 1717, 150 African slaves from Akwamu (now Ghana) were brought to the islands to work on the plantations. At the...

one of the first significant slave rebellions in the New World when Akan–Akwamu slaves from the Gold Coast (modern Ghana) took over the island for six months...

war with Denkyira. He adopted the military organization of Asante allies, Akwamu, and honed the Union army into an effective fighting unit. Osei Tutu improved...

K. Agbedor, Fante, Twi (Bono, Asante and Akuapem), Sefwi, Wassa, Asen, Akwamu, and Kwahu belong to Cluster 1 of the speech forms of Ghana, defined as...

concealed within bundles of wood. The slaves, led by those formerly from Akwamu, overpowered and killed 5 of the 6 soldiers within the Danish fort. Firing...

Assin-Denkyira-Fante Confederacy-Mankessim Kingdom (present-day Central region), Akyem-Akwamu-Akuapem-Kwahu (present-day Eastern region and Greater Accra), and Ahanta-Aowin-Sefwi-Wassa...

Akyems or Akims, Asantes, Fantis, Akuapims, Kwahus, Denkyiras, Bonos, Akwamus, Krachis, etc. The Serer people of Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania are...

(1989). Pottery from the Begho-B2 site, Ghana. African occasional papers. Vol. 4. Calgary: University of Calgary Press. ISBN 0-919813-84-4. Effah-Gyamfi...

invasion by the Moroccans. Bonoman gave birth to numerous Akan states such as Akwamu, Akyem, Fante, and Adansi, among others. The Kingdom of Zimbabwe gave way...

colonies françaises et de l'expansion de la France dans le monde (in French). Vol. 4. Plon. p. 292. Giethlen, Louis (2016). Dahomey et Dépendances: Historique...

Chad to present-day Ghana. Later, Akan ethnic groups such as the Ashanti, Akwamu, Akyem, Fante state and others are thought to possibly have roots in the...

Denkyira (Western North region), Mankessim Kingdom (Central region), and Akwamu (Eastern region). By the 19th century, the territory of the southern part...

Ahafia. Alakple had a large influx of Ga Dangme refugees who escaped the Akwamu wars of the 17th century. Majority of the refugees migrated from Lakpleku...

hitherto visited by Europeans; with the manners and customs of the inhabitants. Vol. 2. Baldwin, Cradock and Joy. Retrieved 7 February 2010. Robert Harms. "The...

the 80 Akwamu that Asamani had brought to the fort. When the Danes allowed the Akwamu to inspect rifles and prepare to test-fire them, the Akwamu instead...

conflict against the Mughal Empire Assault on Osu – 1678 Attack on Osu between Akwamu and Accrans forces The term "men of the corps" refers only to the Danish...

in India and Sri Lanka, 1619 Assault on Osu – 1678 Attack on Osu between Akwamu and Accrans forces Wellen, Kathryn (2015). The Danish East India Company's...

world. In the forest zone, several states and empires such as Bono State, Akwamu and others emerged. The Ashanti Empire arose in the 18th century in modern-day...

2019-06-06. Kurian, George Thomas (1987). The Encyclopedia of the Third World. Vol. 1 (3rd ed.). Facts on File. p. 115. ISBN 0-8160-1118-4. Willem van Schendel...

trader Henry Caerlof in Osu. 1673 – Fort James built by the English. 1680 – Akwamu in power in Ga territory. 1807 – Slave trade abolished. 1850 – Dutch Fort...

Spain and France; the Ainu of Japan, the Akan including the Ashanti, Bono, Akwamu, Fante of Ghana; most groups across the so-called "matrilineal belt" of...