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    known as the Ashanti Empire, was an Akan state that lasted from 1701 to 1901, in what is now modern-day Ghana. It expanded from the Ashanti Region to include...
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    decade. They are sometimes called the Ashanti Ring, or, in a punning reference to Wolseley's first name, the Garnet Ring. Later they were the "Africans", against...
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    Asante people (redirect from Ashantis)
    The Asante, also known as Ashanti in English (/əˈʃɑːntiː/ ), are part of the Akan ethnic group and are native to the Ashanti Region of modern-day Ghana...
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  • John Plumptre Carr Glyn (category British military personnel of the Third Anglo-Ashanti War)
    Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) on 18 January 1903. The Ashanti Ring, also known as the Wolseley ring, was a group of 19th century British army officers loyal...
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    Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (category British military personnel of the Third Anglo-Ashanti War)
    Transvaal and the High Commissioner of Southern Africa. Wolseley with his 'Ashanti Ring' of adherents was sent to Durban. But on arrival in July, he found that...
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    Secretary-General Kofi Annan. In the official orthography of the Twi language, the Ashanti versions of these names as spoken in Kumasi are as follows. The diacritics...
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    Prince Nana (category American people of Ashanti descent)
    he claims that he is the son of an Ashanti tribe member with royal heritage and the heir to the throne of Ashanti in Ghana. When Nana was three, his family...
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    Ashanti funerary/war colours: red and black have the same meaning in Revival of vengeance. Other Ashanti elements include the use of swords and rings...
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    Akrafena (category Military of the Ashanti Empire)
    An Akrafena (Ashanti sword) is an Ashanti sword, originally meant for warfare but also forming part of Ashanti heraldry. The foremost example of an akrafena...
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    A ring name is a type of stage name used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive...
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    cross, 38mm wide, suspended by a loop and ring. Obverse: a central medallion with a circlet inscribed "Ashanti 1896", surrounding an imperial crown. Reverse:...
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    from 1400-1900 AD there were around 4 million goldweights cast by the Ashanti and Baule ethnic groups of West Africa. Radiocarbon dating, a standard...
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  • is often referred to as a mythos. The Anansi tales, which center on the Ashanti of Ghana trickster spider-spirit Anansi, and its variations in the Americas...
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  • Ashanti funerary/war colours: red and black have the same meaning in Revival of vengeance. Other Ashanti elements include the use of swords and rings...
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    Baker Russell (category British military personnel of the Third Anglo-Ashanti War)
    Ashanti Ring: Sir Garnet Wolseley's Campaigns 1870–1882 (London 1985) Thomas Pakenham, The Boer War (1979) (indexed under Roberts and Wolseley Rings)...
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  • Kofi is an Akan masculine given name among the Akan people (such as the Ashanti and Fante) in Ghana that is given to a boy born on Friday. Traditionally...
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    Kwahu (section Ashanti Kwahu)
    traditionally pro-Ashanti, led the opposition against⁶ the Swiss. Until recently, Kwahus in comparison to other Akan groups such as the Ashanti and Fanti shunned...
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    Jamaican Maroon religion Kromanti dance Kumina Myal Obeah Rastafari Bobo Ashanti Nyabinghi Twelve Tribes of Israel Dugu Sansé Espiritismo Kélé Obeah Winti...
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    which starred Sophia Bush, Brittany Snow, Arielle Kebbel, and R&B singer Ashanti, followed four friends who set out to break the heart of a serial cheater...
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  • Osei Kofi Tutu I (category Ashanti monarchs)
    Osei Kofi Tutu I (c. 1660 – c. 1717) was one of the founders of the Ashanti Empire, assisted by Okomfo Anokye, his chief priest and a distant relative...
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    in the 2004 Miss Viet Canada Pageant. She also starred as an extra in Ashanti's "Rain on Me" music video. A professional wrestling fan as a child, Chung...
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    Styles P & Sheek Louch Championship Rings Ahead Of Benny The Butcher Mixtape". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 17, 2022. "Ashanti Says Hug from Nelly at Verzuz Was...
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  • Oceania Australian Aboriginal Fijian Hawaiian Māori Sub-Saharan Africa Ashanti Democratic Republic of the Congo Eritrean and Ethiopian Ewe Ghanaian Igbo...
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    between Cole and Ashanti. The in-person competition was expected to take place on December 12, 2020, though it was postponed after Ashanti tested positive...
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  • Books, 1991. Tales of an Ashanti Father. Boston: Beacon Press, 1989. A Dirge too Soon. Accra: Ghana Publishing, 1976. Ring of Gold. London: Deutsch,...
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  • Van Dam, thus Storm and Morley retained the titles. As the event began, Ashanti sang a rendition of "America the Beautiful", which was omitted from DVD...
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    their locs under the cap. The Bobo Ashanti ("Bobo" meaning "black" in Iyaric; and "Ashanti" in reference to the Ashanti people of Ghana, whom the Bobos claim...
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  • Oceania Australian Aboriginal Fijian Hawaiian Māori Sub-Saharan Africa Ashanti Democratic Republic of the Congo Eritrean and Ethiopian Ewe Ghanaian Igbo...
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    numerous Ashanti soldiers were mobilized to check enemy movement. While formidable in construction, many of these strongpoints failed because Ashanti guns...
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  • Americans, as well as names imagined to be "African-sounding". Names such as Ashanti have African origins. The Black Power movement inspired many to show pride...
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