Before 1701 there wasn’t really anything called Ashanti or Asante. You left out a very important person, traditional priest called okomfo anokye. He and osei tutu are responsible for forming the union. Anokye was believed to be a Guan man. Guan are the original inhabitants of Ghana. But he was raised in Akan culture. Osei Tutu worked in the court of the denkyria king. He is said to have gotten the kings daughter pregnant and fled to akwamu another powerful Akan kingdom his father was from. Osei tutu mother was a royal of the oyoko clan from Kwaman(which later became Kumasi) his uncle was the king of kwaman so osei was next in line. The denkyria oppressive tactics against the smaller Akan states sewed the seed for rebellion. They would demand all types of degrading things from the small states. While in Akwamu osei tutu met traditional priest Okomfo anokye they became close friends. Osei got a message that his uncle had died and was to go to Kwaman to claim the stool. The Akuamu king sent soldiers with Osei to claim the stool. Fast forward, as the king of Kwaman osei and other kings gathered to plan how they would defeat their mutual oppressor Denkyria. They went to battle and defeated them. Before the denkyria king died he remarked “asa enti” meaning because of war you guys joined together. This is how the name Asante came about. Further corrupted by the British to Ashanti. After the defeat all the kings decided to unify under one stool. Okomfo anokye summoned a golden stool and said who ever lap it lands on would be the king of the new union, it of course landed on Osei Tutu lap. Also the reason there is belief we came from the Ghana empire is the similar pre Islamic culture we shared. One Arab traveler wrote of what he saw and basically described our culture, from the way the kings wore gold, to the fact the kings sons were not next in line but his sisters sons were. This is akans in general as Asante never existed officially until 1701. Asante culture is not unique from other akans. We are one group of people who formed different states. Even the Baoule an Akan group in Ivory Coast fled Asante after osei tutu died. Led by one of osei tutu sisters. Akans can be looked at as a one ethnic group/tribe due to the fact we are all related by clan regardless if one is Fante, Asante, denkyria etc. Oyoko clan can also be found in Fante. It’s even taboo to marry into the same clan so a Fante and Asante if the same clan are thought to be blood related.
Asante Akan woooow this is very deep thank you very much for this historic explanation...we need ppl like you to do these video so u can explain it well to the world
Yes and I made a similar comment. Many people, especially Jamaicans think their ancestors are Asantes because of the day names but they don't realize that that is simply Akan culture and they could just as easily be any other Akan tribe (Fante, Denkyira, Gyaman, Akuapim, Akyem, etc etc). I'm of Asante descent and I'm proud but the cloth, day names, use of gold, etc do not belong to just Asantes but all Akan people.
“Kum apem, apem beba” - translates to “Kill a thousand, a thousand will come” That’s an old saying for we Asante’s. The longer version of the history... All Akan group living together in Bonoman (Brong region of Ghana) specifically Techiman area... then they began to separate and migrate to different parts of Ghana/Ivory Coast. The Akwamu, Fante, Aowin, Nzima, sefwi etc. the powerful amongst them was the Denkyira and they started to attack the smaller groups. So Osei Tutu leader of the Kwaman group sought to unite the other groups and fight back and they named themselves “Asa nte “ meaning because of war - this gave birth to the Asante/ Ashanti And united they defeated the Denkyira. Then they went on to bully the other little groups around 🤷🏾♂️. Proud Ashanti from Agogo 🙌🏾 Thanks Hometeam for another great one my people and pride 🇬🇭
@@jeswazwadi7049 That's true. But two words from different languages can sound the same and mean different things. Asante is the actual name. Ashanti is an English corruption of that name. Asante means "because of war" in Twi.
So My mom is African American and my dad is from the Ashanti tribe and born in Ghana. My family is from Kumasi. Ive been to Ghana few times and it is beautifulL! I also have an Ashanti first name. Im Very proud to be a descendent from such a proud tribe. Though I learned about my tribe through family, Back in the day in middle school, I got excited when I found out that we would be learning about the Ashanti Empire. So excited that my friends were hyped up too....Well i was very let down.Each history book, They gave a half page maybe a paragraph. Nothing about the golden stool or anything but they sure didn't forget to sprinkle in the negativite. I hope our children are learning this now. Remember, It IS OUR job to teach them. Well thank you for this channel. Great videos
Thats awesome! Quick correction thought. Asante is not tribe but Kingdom. It was formed out of a Confederacy and the paramount King of Kumasi made ruler overall they other kings. Those became paramount Kings or Chiefs.
@@Kya1942 Thanks I know. And I moved Ghana since this comment and now live here...learned a lot more since then but thanks for the corrections, everyone can use it.
TFS. #SonOfAfricaBornInAmerica (SOABIA) I cannot help being proud of your work and how you are changing the oppressors' story while liberating the psychology of many a brain-washed people of African descent, as well as the colonized African. You have truly done a commendable service to all Black People by researching and re-telling the stories that legitimize the relevance, greatness, and resilience of Africa and all its peoples worldwide. #SOABIA I salute you. Much Respect: From a Ghanaian Ewe woman.
missjuneplum1 highly unlikely the Ashanti was so strong that when women and children were taken by rival tribes when they were away at war that there got them back and Ashanti is a maternal society so you are only an Ashanti if you’re mother is and it was only Ashanti men that were shipped due to being caught as war captives and other tribes women
@Horatio KJV Bible I’m no Israelite, I am a proud West African. I am a Child of God, not from Judah. Keep your ideology to yourself, please and thank you, God Bless ! You too @Kwane
You dumb ass, you don't know what you are talking about. British and their fante's blamed us because of what we did to them. We were the only tribe that stood against European aggression in Ghana, fought them many times. The rest of them were all white man's ass kissers. We knew how to treat war captives and slaves. If you want to know who helped the white captured slaves, Ask the Fante's. Up to this day, they are sell outs.
Joseph Gyamfi the British did their propaganda very well. Before Asante came about the slave trade was in full swing. Not one Asante king sanctioned a European fort to be built. But these Wikipedia historians think they know it all. Asante were never Coastal people. The people who talk this shit never actually did their real research.
@@jacobstringfellow9718 the slave traders were denkyira kingdom, akwamu kingdom and the fante kingdom who were the real European ass kissers. The British distorted history against the Ashantis because of severe beatings and capitulation . 100 years of war and Captain MacLean skull still at Manhyia palace. Research further!
Ghanians great people, My childhood best friend “Bash" is Ghanian-Nigerian. He's Busanga (hope i got it the name right) to his mother's side and Fulani to his paternal side. He Relocate to ghana i still miss him and i will insha'Allah visit him someday.
The Ashanti empire which unified the Akan states already traded with the Arabs before the Europeans came. But you know they never ascribed to the Arab faith, had their own culture to protected. The Europeans came as traders first making the Akan empire empire strong from the core of the Ashanti kingdom found in the heart of modern day Ghana 🇬🇭. They were strong warriors, and never traded in slaves, they resisted slavery in many battles the Europeans don't write of their defeats. It was the Fantis that collaborated with the colonisers just so they can have control over the coastal trade. That had weaken the Ashanti empire as the city was heavily raised down with advance weaponry of machine guns, cannons, bombs and hired infantry soldiers from other British colonies. Had it been so the Ashanti empire would have been one of most strong empires in the world..
1:39 Upon doing research into my mapping videos, me and my team discovered that the myth of a Wagadou origin may have originated from the trade with Wangara. Wagadou, Mali, and Songhai alike all traded with Akanlands via the Jenne trade routes since ancient times. They even intermarried royal families at times. In fact, the Gonja Empire and its people were a product of Mande and Akan bloodlines.
From Nothing there are many mande words in Akan or vice versa. I think you should do a video on this topic. There was a similar culture as well. At least pre Islamic.
Thanks HomeTown History! Your doing great out here informing people of African history. I feel as if you should do a video on Igbo nation because we are a pretty influential and well known group across the globe. If you need info on our history please feel free to ask me anything and I will respond. Anyways, thanks in advance.
Love the video and your voice. 🙌🏾❤️ I have always been immensely proud of being Ghanaian 🇬🇭 and of my Asante (original spelling) heritage. Two of my grandparents on both sides were Juaben-Asante. I just wanted to add a few points that were left out of the video and a correction. Akans, are the biggest ethnic group in Ghana. They make up around 49% of the population and not 28% as mentioned in the video. There are different theories as to their origins. They migrated either from North East Africa or North West, settling around what is Mauritania and Northern Mali today. They later migrated from the ancient empire of Ghana when the Berbers conquered it, eventually settling in the forests of the Brong ohafo region, before finally settling in their present traditional areas. In 2001, I travelled to a stilt village in the far western region of Ghana to meet with the locals who were the only Twi speakers there. I learned from an elder and keeper of their history, that they had an oral tradition of having migrated from Northern Mali with the Asante several centuries ago. They were not warriors like the Ashanti’s and were constantly being harassed by the local population, so they had to move on. Many of the people I met with from this tribe, had retained the physical phenotype of people you would find in Northern Mali or Mauritania today! The Asante went to war six times with the British!. Before the Asante became powerful, it was the Akwamu kingdom which dominated. Asante’s would send their princes’s to Akwamu, to learn the art and etiquette of royal kingship. There are other historical factors that led to the Asantehene (Asante king) becoming the paramount king. Akans are one of a few groups of people in Africa that still have a society based on a matrilineal system. The mothers clan takes presidency over the fathers clan. Individuals are considered at birth to belong to their mothers family. Therefore, inheritance is passed through the male relatives on the mother’s side of the family, from maternal uncles to their sisters sons. All Akans trace their descent from a female ancestress. For Asante’s, the Oyoko clan is the royal clan, from which kings and Queen mothers are chosen. Your mother has to be from the Oyoko clan before you can be considered as a candidate to be a king or Queen mother. Akan kings are enstooled (enthroned) and co-rule with a Queen mother, who is usually a female relative from his mother’s clan and not his wife. The Queen mother plays an integral and important role in Akan society, she also gives the final thumbs up in the selection of a chosen king to co-rule with her. This could be a remnant of a time when, as a matriarchal society women ruled? Kente isn’t our only significant cloth. We also have Adinkra too! Adinkra symbols are black and are stamped onto cloth. They are symbolic codified language, based on traditional proverbs and wise phrases.
Whatever. I am Senegalese and I can tell you that I have never heard of akan in the Sahel. I am Wolof, we have very strong links with all Sudano-Sahelian ethnic groups (Fulani, Serere, Mande, Soninke, Hausa) we know our respective histories and share the same culture even with those who are not Muslims (Diola, Mlandjaque ) have the same last name but we have never heard of akan. Why don't you have Mande or Soninke family names like Gassama, Cisse, Toure etc? However, these surnames have been around for millennia.
Soundjata NY-Paris-Dakar Whatever??? Firstly, we wouldn’t have been known as Akan during that time. Akan is an umbrella term. It is not a tribe or ethnic group but language category. So why would present day people have heard of them. Languages do and have become extinct. Cultures evolve. During the time of our migration there was invasion and warfare. Kingdoms and empires were being broken, groups of people were being displaced or migrated. Secondly, migration was actually very common, due to invasion and warfare. Why would there be knowledge of Akan migration? We would have constituted one small ethnic group amongst many inhabiting that area. We were never islamized, so why would we have those names. Family last names are actually a more recent phenomenon even amongst western societies and they are definitely not universally used in Africa and never were. By simply dismissing oral histories of a different group of people because it doesn’t fit with what you know is ignorant. That is exactly what Europeans did because most African cultures did not record history but kept it as a living memory. You may not accept our oral history but that’s irrelevant. We know we migrated and why. Where we migrated from is accepted as being considerably further north west than our present day location. We actually have many other aspects to our cultural heritage and identity that indicate a more north west African origin. So have have to say ditto. WHATEVER!!!
@@TheEarthangel1 I understand. In fact I am not even African by origin. But from what I heard it was the Soninke who were at the base of the empire. But you can very well descend from them, it is more than possible.
@@soundjatany-paris-dakar6452 but we do they are just Akanified and that’s a big lie I’m pretty sure Akans in Ivory Coast are Called Kanté konaté no your stuff before you speak bro and Wolof have no connection to the Hausa . We definitely come from up there !
Good video. I'm very proud to of my Asante family and ancestors. One critique though. Asantes or Ashantis are a subgroup of the Akan people. All Akans have a similar culture such as matrilineality, similar language, use of gold, similar language, similar foods, day names, use of kente etc. So these things are not uniquely Asante but Akan. I just want to clear that up for you and others, especially those who think their ancestors were Asante because of the language and culture. They may be Akan (Asante, Fante, Brong, Akuapim, Akyem, Gyaman, Denkyira, Nzema, Baoule, etc) but not necessarily Asante. All Asantes are Akans but not all Akans are Asantes. Good video though.
@Kwaku Adu, you are very right, growing up, all I knew was I am an Ashanti until one day when I asked my grandmother exactly where she came from to settle in our present day hometown in Ashanti?, I was in grade 9 at that time. To my surprise, she told me , as a person of Aduana clan, her maternal is from Dormaa Ahenkro but her father was a chief of a town in Sehwi, so she and her mother were in Sewhi around late 1890 according to my estimate based of her age, but some of their families were also in Agogo.
I read from a book called “roots” by Alex Harley who detailed about the slavery in the Americas. Surprisingly, he wrote extensively about the Ashanti and how rebellious they were against their slave masters. According to him any rebellion across plantations mostly were orchestrated by the Ashantis as they never ceded their pride and identity to any master and would prefer to fight dying than to live peacefully as slaves. It seems like they’re basically warriors.
Asantes and all of Akans speaking group, fante, kwahu etc have 10 clans. Only Oyoko clan royal can be an Asante King. Other paramouncies have their own royal Chiefs in other parts.
@@tambal40 if you are dogon you are a foot soldier for mohammedans and European Christian's and cant be trusted, just as the ashanti, fulani, hausa, yoruba, etc
My Brother the golden stool is coming out this April 21 2019. Because it comes out every five years and the king also celebrating his 20years coronation on the golden stool.
Boody pond, is all OVER AFRICA,;not ONLY in GHANA. When the WHIT MAN CAME, they BRAINWASHED THEM to FORGET about their gods to TAKE THEIR GOD "THE WHITE JESUS" BUT THE ASHANTI'S ARE REALLY POWERFUL PEOPLE. AS MATTER OF FACTS, THE ENTIRE WEST COAST ARE REALLY POWERFUL. THAT IS WHY THEY MOSTLY HAVE "WHITE JESUS " CUZ THEY WERE FORCED INTO HIM....CHRISTIANITY
Loving this one brother thanks for sharing this very important information giving thanks blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention to this one keep up the good work
That pic is my Great, Great Great Forefather King Prempreh II in our Family home in Kumasi in Zungho Junction we have his pictures on the wall and his father's too King Prempreh I, and quite a few family members' pics from the late 1800s. Feels weird seeing his pic on youtube. I have a cousin we used to call small boy as when he was young he looked s a spitting image of the King Prempreh I here we used to make him stand by his pic on the wall saying how uncanny it was. I remember when young being taken to some of the palaces and to see the kings and chiefs and given a very historical history lesson from family members explaining how important the family were, but I was so young with a western mind I thought they were making it up. As I grew older I saw how important it was to understand your history and thoroughly understood it.
Gen 38:12 it talk's about Judah friend Adu- llamite. And In Tobit 1:1 [1]The book of the words of Tobit, son of Tobiel, the son of Ananiel, the son of Adu-el, the son of Gabael, of the seed of Asael, of the tribe of Nephthali; And my name is K.A. Adu-Gyamfi and I am Akan
The Ashanti kingdom had trade routes throughout Africa and expanded through out Ivory Coast and Togo and Dahomey (Benin) and parts of Nigeria and even Burkina Faso. Read outline of Ashanti history by a Ghanaian author who was allowed access to the Ashanti king book vault.
The ASHANTIS were when the British had defeated them but they still come back and win fights against the British for which one Sir Charles Mac Cartey a British captain was behead and the Ashanti king used to drink wine from his skull. Though they resisted slavery but the then sell outs from the fante tribes collaborated with the British in kidnapping some royal families thus the ASHANTIS had to pay ransome in a form of slaves in return of their royal family.
I second this. But most likely he won't really be able to find a whole lot on us because of our history of being divided into city-states that each had their own form of government. We also were more democratic and Republican in nature so our history might not be as illustrious and interesting to other blacks because we don't have famous Kings and Queens who ruled vast empires. But still, a video should be made on us as we are by far one of the most influential groups in Africa.
If you are looking for history on Igbo people go to this channel. You have to read the books referenced. They're free on google ebook and archive org. www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DoWUlPgnYG0A&ved=2ahUKEwi7z-fX7YfhAhVKip4KHbFPAosQwqsBMAF6BAgGEAg&usg=AOvVaw0NHK5De25T0xO2l_cPXIUY
Isaac Diakité brother take it easy and bare with us. I don’t agree that Akans were the rulers but we must some how be related or apart of the empire. A empire means a king who rules over other kings and territories. An empire doesn’t have to consist of one tribe or ethnic group. If you read this Arab travelers description it explains almost exactly how our culture is today. Another thing is we as Akan have more in common with old west Africans empire and their ore Islamic cultures than we do with other groups who came to Ghana from Nigeria. “Among the people who follow the king’s [Soninke] religion only he and his heir apparent (who is the son of his sister) may wear sewn clothes. All other people wear robes of cotton, silk, or brocade, according to their means. All of them shave their beards, and women shave their heads. The king adorns himself like a woman, wearing necklaces round his neck and bracelets on his forearms, and he puts on a high cap decorated with gold and wrapped in a turban of fine cotton. He sits in audience or to hear grievances against officials in a domed pavilion around which stand ten horses covered with gold-embroidered materials. Behind the king stand ten pages holding shields and swords decorated with gold, and on his right are the sons of the [subordinate rulers] of his country wearing splendid garments and their hair plaited with gold. The governor of the city sits on the ground before the king and around him are ministers seated likewise. At the door of the pavilion are dogs, of excellent pedigree which, guarding the king, hardly ever leave the place where he is. Round their necks they wear collars of gold and silver …. When people who profess the same religion as the king approach him they fall on their knees and sprinkle dust on their heads, for this is their way of greeting him. As for the Muslims, they greet him only by clapping their hands.”
I have no doubt Harriet Tubman was one of us, An Ashanti Woman. We Ashanti women are warriors and fight for justice. Most likely shes from my village of Ejisu, Ashanti Region and related to my great great great grandmother the mighty warrior and heroine Yaa Asantewaa. She looks exactly like several of my aunties. Even some her features look like my late dad.
@@25lighters91 HAHAH stop the Hate they never sold their own and yeah they did sold slaves but build a great empire spread the akan language from modern days ivory coast To Togo Burkina i know your feelings bro but cant take away the history and héritage no vexe
@@25lighters91 they never sold the slaves how they if they had fought the Europeans 8 times a won 7 out of it. They had wanted to control the coastal trade as well because the Europeans were doing dirty business as they couldn't understand why the fantes allow foreigners to invade the coastal trade. It was rather the Fantes the coastal tribes of the Akan group who sold out the ASHANTIS..
Is there much of an Akan identity with the people of Ghana/ Ivory Coast separate from their Ashanti or other group like Fanti or Twi identity or is it the same thing? Also can speakers of different Akan languages understand one another or does it depend on the language?
James Gaskell>> There are two versions of Akan language, that is Fante and Twi. A person who speaks Twi can understand another person who speaks Fante and vice versa. There are many Akan subgroups who speak Twi. Ashantis are one of them. There are different dialects of Twi spoken by the different groups. Yet, the Twi you hear people of Ashanti or Non-Ashanti and even Non-Akans speaking is the Ashanti version of Twi. However, there are small Akan groups whose languages/dialects are not clearly understandable for the majority who either speak Fante or Twi. An example are the Nzemas. Even though many of the Akans in Ivory Coast original spoke the same kind of Twi as in Ghana, they have almost a total different version now. From my knowledge some Ivorians close the Ghana border around the Brong Ahafo Region speak the same twi version as Ghanians.
African Truth thanks that’s really interesting about the dialects i never realised that Akan was divided into further groups or that twi was a language group that Ashanti was part of and not it’s own separate language within Akan, thank you for clearing it up for me! Is Twi the more spoken/used then of the two languages of Fante and Twi and is there a standard Twi language that is taught in schools or does it differ over region, thank you again!
@@jamesgaskell1061 You are welcome. Yes Akans are divided into various groups. The division was due to different abilities, disagreements and some migrations in the past. Kwahu people, a subgroup of the Akans, were original Ashantis. Because of war they migrated to their present home land around the Kwahu mountains in Ghana. Before then Akans are believed to belonged to 8 Clans. A Fante and an Ashanti can belong to the same Clan. Each Clan has its own characteristics. There are about 20 Akan subgroups including those in Ivory Coast. Some of the subgroups are found on both sides. For instance, the Nzemas exist both in Ghana and the Ivory Coast. Ashantis are the largest subgroup constituting about 15 % (4.500.000) of the whole Ghanaian population (30.000.000) which is about 30 % of the Akan people. Akans are circa 50 % (15.000.000) of the Ghanaian people. Yes, Twi is the most spoken dialect not only among Akans but also Non-Akans. if you can speak twi, you find it easier to communicate with people all over in Ghana. Fante is mostly spoken by only Fantes, in The Central and Western Regions of Ghana. There are also Fante dialects but all Fantes usually regard themselves as Fantes whilst the twi spoken people identify themselves either as Ashanti, Kwahu, Akuapem and so on. Normally, you learn the dialect spoken at your region in School. Akuapem Twi for instance sounds almost like a Fante dialect and thus differ from Ashanti Twi.
In Ghana we hv many languages, but the most common one is the twi language speaking by the Akans which consist of the(fantis, Ashantes, Akyems, Akuapems, Bono,Akwamu, kwawu,Denkyira etc) among this peoples the Ashantes and the Akyems has everything in common and thay are eg:language, cultural heritage etc. And this two kingdoms the Akyems and the Ashantes are als regarded as the powerful kingdoms among the Akans.. So they normally call them the Ashante_Akyem people.. It a very interesting story.. Try to find out ur self..
@@bragodphred9157 In terms of language, cultural heritage etc all Akans have everything in common with some few exceptions.Those who called Ashantis and Akyem as Ashante-Akyem (Asante-Akyem) are political based. It is often Non-Akans who claim that Ashantes and Akyems in modern day have conspired to control Ghana through the political party NPP. However, the area Ashanti_Akyem (Asante-Akyem) in the Ashanti Region is historical based. After a war with the Ashantis, some Akyems migrated there and the area became Asante-Akyem. Oringinally, the area was neither Asante or Akyem but between Ashanti and Akyem areas. So, for that reason, it was named Ashanti-Akyem indicating that it neither belongs to Akyem of Asante.
I am from the dagomba kingdom, Ashanti never conquer dagomba empire, otumfuo brought 400,000 soldiers and after we defeated him, in other for him to escape he took king Gariba as host, dagomba negotiated and we returned back our king, he only conquered one of our states.
Lol so what happened afterwards now the Ahantis your people defeated are now being noticeable group as Ghanaians and with their language almost taken over the whole country?
@TheHomeTeamHistory Channel , that was a great review of the history of Ghana . I enjoyed watching your work . I am learning a lot from your channel . Thank you . @TheHomeTeamHistoryChannel can you do a video on the Balanta people living Genuea Bissau ? If so that would be dope .
A lot of lost history or hidden history on the truth of the world lies within the Ghanian people. Their version of history is different in comparison to the knowledge explained by the west.
Could you talk about the holy war. When Africans were in control of Europe and they were fighting for years to get them out. The Otaman peopl(don’t know if I spelled that right) Talk about how Africans came before the Europeans and helped the arawaks build pyramids And talk about King Musa and his empire.
I love Ghana they are mostly peaceful and quiet people
with love from Congo
Horatio KJV Bible what???????
Horatio KJV Bible No, just no... Why the hell are you here??? I’m a proud African descent woman 🌍❤️
@@Shante1019 love you boo
Peaceful until provoked
I definitely agree with they are easy to get along with, I've notice a lot of Ghanaian's and Congolese people mix in the UK
Before 1701 there wasn’t really anything called Ashanti or Asante. You left out a very important person, traditional priest called okomfo anokye. He and osei tutu are responsible for forming the union. Anokye was believed to be a Guan man. Guan are the original inhabitants of Ghana. But he was raised in Akan culture. Osei Tutu worked in the court of the denkyria king. He is said to have gotten the kings daughter pregnant and fled to akwamu another powerful Akan kingdom his father was from. Osei tutu mother was a royal of the oyoko clan from Kwaman(which later became Kumasi) his uncle was the king of kwaman so osei was next in line. The denkyria oppressive tactics against the smaller Akan states sewed the seed for rebellion. They would demand all types of degrading things from the small states. While in Akwamu osei tutu met traditional priest Okomfo anokye they became close friends. Osei got a message that his uncle had died and was to go to Kwaman to claim the stool. The Akuamu king sent soldiers with Osei to claim the stool. Fast forward, as the king of Kwaman osei and other kings gathered to plan how they would defeat their mutual oppressor Denkyria. They went to battle and defeated them. Before the denkyria king died he remarked “asa enti” meaning because of war you guys joined together. This is how the name Asante came about. Further corrupted by the British to Ashanti. After the defeat all the kings decided to unify under one stool. Okomfo anokye summoned a golden stool and said who ever lap it lands on would be the king of the new union, it of course landed on Osei Tutu lap. Also the reason there is belief we came from the Ghana empire is the similar pre Islamic culture we shared. One Arab traveler wrote of what he saw and basically described our culture, from the way the kings wore gold, to the fact the kings sons were not next in line but his sisters sons were. This is akans in general as Asante never existed officially until 1701. Asante culture is not unique from other akans. We are one group of people who formed different states. Even the Baoule an Akan group in Ivory Coast fled Asante after osei tutu died. Led by one of osei tutu sisters. Akans can be looked at as a one ethnic group/tribe due to the fact we are all related by clan regardless if one is Fante, Asante, denkyria etc. Oyoko clan can also be found in Fante. It’s even taboo to marry into the same clan so a Fante and Asante if the same clan are thought to be blood related.
@Asante Akan thanks for sharing
Asante Akan woooow this is very deep thank you very much for this historic explanation...we need ppl like you to do these video so u can explain it well to the world
Yes and I made a similar comment. Many people, especially Jamaicans think their ancestors are Asantes because of the day names but they don't realize that that is simply Akan culture and they could just as easily be any other Akan tribe (Fante, Denkyira, Gyaman, Akuapim, Akyem, etc etc). I'm of Asante descent and I'm proud but the cloth, day names, use of gold, etc do not belong to just Asantes but all Akan people.
Asante Akan wooow I am soo thankful for this information amazing
If Ghana and Nigeria are like cousins ( or siblings?) Ashanti and fante (basically all akans) are like twins, no?😊
Should have mentioned that many of the royal families were shipped to Seychelles and fighters to Jamaica, Suriname, South Carolina and Barbados
Yes so true. Even the Ashanti that are living here love,love gold
With here I mean Surinam
ansje Philander the Asante king visited Suriname recently.
Melissa Murray you’re totally correct 👍🏾 🇯🇲 🇸🇷 🇺🇸 🇧🇧
No the stubborn ones were shipped to jamaica read your history,why do u think jamaicans are so tuff ?
“Kum apem, apem beba” - translates to “Kill a thousand, a thousand will come”
That’s an old saying for we Asante’s.
The longer version of the history...
All Akan group living together in Bonoman (Brong region of Ghana) specifically Techiman area... then they began to separate and migrate to different parts of Ghana/Ivory Coast. The Akwamu, Fante, Aowin, Nzima, sefwi etc.
the powerful amongst them was the Denkyira and they started to attack the smaller groups.
So Osei Tutu leader of the Kwaman group sought to unite the other groups and fight back and they named themselves “Asa nte “ meaning because of war - this gave birth to the Asante/ Ashanti
And united they defeated the Denkyira.
Then they went on to bully the other little groups around 🤷🏾♂️.
Proud Ashanti from Agogo 🙌🏾
Thanks Hometeam for another great one my people and pride 🇬🇭
Mø Nälayé thank you 🙏🏾 I love our history, and all African history. I love how We are telling our story now
@Horatio KJV Bible lol... We why?
@Horatio KJV Bible Hahahahha
Agogo Asante Akyim y3 a y3 niie oo❤️👏👏✌️😍😂
@Horatio KJV Bible Hell no we don't want that Hebrew nonsense. it is a hell of a step down for us asantes.
Remembering Queen Mother Yaa Asantewaa!
Proud Asante women🇬🇭
ashanti
@@jeswazwadi7049 Lol, the right pronunciation is "Asante", Ashanti is a corrupted name by the British
@@littlegenius6932 okay the word'" asante" means thank you in swahili except its spelled "asanti"
@@jeswazwadi7049 That's true. But two words from different languages can sound the same and mean different things. Asante is the actual name. Ashanti is an English corruption of that name. Asante means "because of war" in Twi.
@@kwameadu0075 thanks for the info!!
So My mom is African American and my dad is from the Ashanti tribe and born in Ghana. My family is from Kumasi. Ive been to Ghana few times and it is beautifulL! I also have an Ashanti first name. Im Very proud to be a descendent from such a proud tribe. Though I learned about my tribe through family, Back in the day in middle school, I got excited when I found out that we would be learning about the Ashanti Empire. So excited that my friends were hyped up too....Well i was very let down.Each history book, They gave a half page maybe a paragraph. Nothing about the golden stool or anything but they sure didn't forget to sprinkle in the negativite. I hope our children are learning this now. Remember, It IS OUR job to teach them. Well thank you for this channel. Great videos
Be proud sis,u from one of the few powerful african tribe recognised by the west accross history
Thats awesome! Quick correction thought. Asante is not tribe but Kingdom. It was formed out of a Confederacy and the paramount King of Kumasi made ruler overall they other kings. Those became paramount Kings or Chiefs.
@@Kya1942 Thanks I know. And I moved Ghana since this comment and now live here...learned a lot more since then but thanks for the corrections, everyone can use it.
@@misslovelyabena8761 are you married
I have to make a poster ( school project ) on it so ahhh ineed suggest me what should i write
TFS. #SonOfAfricaBornInAmerica (SOABIA)
I cannot help being proud of your work and how you are changing the oppressors' story while liberating the psychology of many a brain-washed people of African descent, as well as the colonized African. You have truly done a commendable service to all Black People by researching and re-telling the stories that legitimize the relevance, greatness, and resilience of Africa and all its peoples worldwide.
#SOABIA I salute you.
Much Respect: From a Ghanaian Ewe woman.
Yayyy! I was waiting for this video! lol I'm Ghanaian
K 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Ghana oseyei!
Great topic my brother!
Yeees, I was waiting for that video. Keep producing that quality content
I'm African-Carribean, and I was told by a Ghanian friend that I come from the Asanti tribe.
I would love to visit my ancestral land.
missjuneplum1 highly unlikely the Ashanti was so strong that when women and children were taken by rival tribes when they were away at war that there got them back and Ashanti is a maternal society so you are only an Ashanti if you’re mother is and it was only Ashanti men that were shipped due to being caught as war captives and other tribes women
When you're ready just come
We will be waiting
@@owusu369 no because when british came the slave trade was in takoradi it's still there to this day
@@joshuakotei6261 what do you mean to this day
Much love from an Ashanti living in Toronto ✊🏿
Exodus 20:3-17 KJV
Ecclesiastes 12:13 KJV
Deuteronomy 28:15-68 KJV
@Horatio KJV Bible I’m no Israelite, I am a proud West African.
I am a Child of God, not from Judah.
Keep your ideology to yourself, please and thank you, God Bless !
You too @Kwane
Thank you for sharing about the history of the Ashanti people! Brave people with a wonderful history
Ashanti were slave traders not brave, they were foot soldiers for the Europeans
You dumb ass, you don't know what you are talking about. British and their fante's blamed us because of what we did to them. We were the only tribe that stood against European aggression in Ghana, fought them many times. The rest of them were all white man's ass kissers. We knew how to treat war captives and slaves. If you want to know who helped the white captured slaves, Ask the Fante's. Up to this day, they are sell outs.
Joseph Gyamfi the British did their propaganda very well. Before Asante came about the slave trade was in full swing. Not one Asante king sanctioned a European fort to be built. But these Wikipedia historians think they know it all. Asante were never Coastal people. The people who talk this shit never actually did their real research.
@@jacobstringfellow9718 the slave traders were denkyira kingdom, akwamu kingdom and the fante kingdom who were the real European ass kissers. The British distorted history against the Ashantis because of severe beatings and capitulation . 100 years of war and Captain MacLean skull still at Manhyia palace. Research further!
@@jacobstringfellow9718 hater 😂😂
I'm proud of Africa and my motherland Ghana nice one I've been waiting for long 👍👍👍👍👍🙋🙋🙋🙋😍😍😍😍
I hate the ashanti
@@jacobstringfellow9718 so?
Ghanians great people, My childhood best friend “Bash" is Ghanian-Nigerian. He's Busanga (hope i got it the name right) to his mother's side and Fulani to his paternal side. He Relocate to ghana i still miss him and i will insha'Allah visit him someday.
It means some of his ancestors came from Dagbon kingdom...
"Asante Kotoko! Wo Kum apem a, apem beba! "
"Asante Kotoko! Kill thousand, a thousand will come! "
The "tw" letters makes a "chw" sound so Twi sounds like Chwee when spoken
Just like Jamaicans say “chrue” instead of “true”.
You Sir are one of a kind and I thank you! Another hit!
The Ashanti empire which unified the Akan states already traded with the Arabs before the Europeans came. But you know they never ascribed to the Arab faith, had their own culture to protected.
The Europeans came as traders first making the Akan empire empire strong from the core of the Ashanti kingdom found in the heart of modern day Ghana 🇬🇭.
They were strong warriors, and never traded in slaves, they resisted slavery in many battles the Europeans don't write of their defeats.
It was the Fantis that collaborated with the colonisers just so they can have control over the coastal trade.
That had weaken the Ashanti empire as the city was heavily raised down with advance weaponry of machine guns, cannons, bombs and hired infantry soldiers from other British colonies. Had it been so the Ashanti empire would have been one of most strong empires in the world..
You mean Berbers like North Africans because Arabs live in Arabia
I think WWE Superstar Kofi Kingston is a Ashanti too!
Yes he is
I thought so!
Ys frm konogo in asante
Yeh he is asanti
Thank you for this. The Asante is one of the tribes in my ancestry.
Sweet. loved it. When I was in Junior High School I did a book report on The Gold Coast.
...We Africans always have a luscious pass, colorful as we be, beautiful as we be in our unique way and yet they won't call us by our names...
If possible do a video on Bonoman Empire, it predates the Ashanti empire & gives birth to most Akan empires after
Great upload on the history of the Ashanti people ❤
Charmaine D
Totally agree with you .
1:39 Upon doing research into my mapping videos, me and my team discovered that the myth of a Wagadou origin may have originated from the trade with Wangara. Wagadou, Mali, and Songhai alike all traded with Akanlands via the Jenne trade routes since ancient times. They even intermarried royal families at times. In fact, the Gonja Empire and its people were a product of Mande and Akan bloodlines.
From Nothing there are many mande words in Akan or vice versa. I think you should do a video on this topic. There was a similar culture as well. At least pre Islamic.
@@asanteakan70 Yeah it might be something interesting to touch on at some point.
From Nothing this information is gold. I’m a huge fan by the way
@@asanteakan70 Are the Akans decendants of the Mande People ?
@@kingdenzel777 no just trade partners
Thanks HomeTown History! Your doing great out here informing people of African history. I feel as if you should do a video on Igbo nation because we are a pretty influential and well known group across the globe. If you need info on our history please feel free to ask me anything and I will respond. Anyways, thanks in advance.
We love this video and the comments teaching me more about African culture the history class ever will
The legend of the golden stool was not created. It was real
Love the video and your voice. 🙌🏾❤️
I have always been immensely proud of being Ghanaian 🇬🇭 and of my Asante (original spelling) heritage. Two of my grandparents on both sides were Juaben-Asante. I just wanted to add a few points that were left out of the video and a correction.
Akans, are the biggest ethnic group in Ghana. They make up around 49% of the population and not 28% as mentioned in the video. There are different theories as to their origins. They migrated either from North East Africa or North West, settling around what is Mauritania and Northern Mali today. They later migrated from the ancient empire of Ghana when the Berbers conquered it, eventually settling in the forests of the Brong ohafo region, before finally settling in their present traditional areas. In 2001, I travelled to a stilt village in the far western region of Ghana to meet with the locals who were the only Twi speakers there. I learned from an elder and keeper of their history, that they had an oral tradition of having migrated from Northern Mali with the Asante several centuries ago. They were not warriors like the Ashanti’s and were constantly being harassed by the local population, so they had to move on. Many of the people I met with from this tribe, had retained the physical phenotype of people you would find in Northern Mali or Mauritania today!
The Asante went to war six times with the British!. Before the Asante became powerful, it was the Akwamu kingdom which dominated. Asante’s would send their princes’s to Akwamu, to learn the art and etiquette of royal kingship. There are other historical factors that led to the Asantehene (Asante king) becoming the paramount king.
Akans are one of a few groups of people in Africa that still have a society based on a matrilineal system. The mothers clan takes presidency over the fathers clan. Individuals are considered at birth to belong to their mothers family. Therefore, inheritance is passed through the male relatives on the mother’s side of the family, from maternal uncles to their sisters sons.
All Akans trace their descent from a female ancestress. For Asante’s, the Oyoko clan is the royal clan, from which kings and Queen mothers are chosen. Your mother has to be from the Oyoko clan before you can be considered as a candidate to be a king or Queen mother. Akan kings are enstooled (enthroned) and co-rule with a Queen mother, who is usually a female relative from his mother’s clan and not his wife. The Queen mother plays an integral and important role in Akan society, she also gives the final thumbs up in the selection of a chosen king to co-rule with her. This could be a remnant of a time when, as a matriarchal society women ruled?
Kente isn’t our only significant cloth. We also have Adinkra too! Adinkra symbols are black and are stamped onto cloth. They are symbolic codified language, based on traditional proverbs and wise phrases.
Whatever. I am Senegalese and I can tell you that I have never heard of akan in the Sahel. I am Wolof, we have very strong links with all Sudano-Sahelian ethnic groups (Fulani, Serere, Mande, Soninke, Hausa) we know our respective histories and share the same culture even with those who are not Muslims (Diola, Mlandjaque ) have the same last name but we have never heard of akan. Why don't you have Mande or Soninke family names like Gassama, Cisse, Toure etc? However, these surnames have been around for millennia.
Soundjata NY-Paris-Dakar
Whatever??? Firstly, we wouldn’t have been known as Akan during that time. Akan is an umbrella term. It is not a tribe or ethnic group but language category. So why would present day people have heard of them. Languages do and have become extinct. Cultures evolve. During the time of our migration there was invasion and warfare. Kingdoms and empires were being broken, groups of people were being displaced or migrated. Secondly, migration was actually very common, due to invasion and warfare. Why would there be knowledge of Akan migration? We would have constituted one small ethnic group amongst many inhabiting that area. We were never islamized, so why would we have those names. Family last names are actually a more recent phenomenon even amongst western societies and they are definitely not universally used in Africa and never were. By simply dismissing oral histories of a different group of people because it doesn’t fit with what you know is ignorant. That is exactly what Europeans did because most African cultures did not record history but kept it as a living memory. You may not accept our oral history but that’s irrelevant. We know we migrated and why. Where we migrated from is accepted as being considerably further north west than our present day location. We actually have many other aspects to our cultural heritage and identity that indicate a more north west African origin. So have have to say ditto. WHATEVER!!!
@@TheEarthangel1 I understand. In fact I am not even African by origin. But from what I heard it was the Soninke who were at the base of the empire. But you can very well descend from them, it is more than possible.
@@soundjatany-paris-dakar6452 but we do they are just Akanified and that’s a big lie I’m pretty sure Akans in Ivory Coast are Called Kanté konaté no your stuff before you speak bro and Wolof have no connection to the Hausa . We definitely come from up there !
Well its about time you did the Ashanti!!!
Good video. I'm very proud to of my Asante family and ancestors. One critique though. Asantes or Ashantis are a subgroup of the Akan people. All Akans have a similar culture such as matrilineality, similar language, use of gold, similar language, similar foods, day names, use of kente etc. So these things are not uniquely Asante but Akan. I just want to clear that up for you and others, especially those who think their ancestors were Asante because of the language and culture. They may be Akan (Asante, Fante, Brong, Akuapim, Akyem, Gyaman, Denkyira, Nzema, Baoule, etc) but not necessarily Asante. All Asantes are Akans but not all Akans are Asantes. Good video though.
@Kwaku Adu, you are very right, growing up, all I knew was I am an Ashanti until one day when I asked my grandmother exactly where she came from to settle in our present day hometown in Ashanti?, I was in grade 9 at that time. To my surprise, she told me , as a person of Aduana clan, her maternal is from Dormaa Ahenkro but her father was a chief of a town in Sehwi, so she and her mother were in Sewhi around late 1890 according to my estimate based of her age, but some of their families were also in Agogo.
Now the Ashanti's occupation has be come more of trading because they have the biggest trading center which is called kejetia and central market.
Thank you so much I'm forever learning
I’m partly Ashanti 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
That woman at 5:30 is extremely beautiful. My goodness. lol makes me want to learn twi even more. Mema wo aha to everyone.
Yaaa agya
Yaa nua
My dad is Eritrean🇪🇷 and my mom is Kenyan🇰🇪
Guans are there too! Especially in Kenya
I read from a book called “roots” by Alex Harley who detailed about the slavery in the Americas. Surprisingly, he wrote extensively about the Ashanti and how rebellious they were against their slave masters. According to him any rebellion across plantations mostly were orchestrated by the Ashantis as they never ceded their pride and identity to any master and would prefer to fight dying than to live peacefully as slaves. It seems like they’re basically warriors.
Lovee this! Thank you ✊🏿🇬🇭
Ghana men are so strong an handsome an blessed lol
🤔🤔
One of the most fascinating clans along with The Mandinka
Asantes and all of Akans speaking group, fante, kwahu etc have 10 clans.
Only Oyoko clan royal can be an Asante King. Other paramouncies have their own royal Chiefs in other parts.
The details of they clothes are very amazing and genial
History of dogon people please
@@jacobstringfellow9718 huh
@@tambal40 if you are dogon you are a foot soldier for mohammedans and European Christian's and cant be trusted, just as the ashanti, fulani, hausa, yoruba, etc
@@jacobstringfellow9718 huh?
@@jacobstringfellow9718 What?
@@jacobstringfellow9718 so anyone not captured in the slave trade was automatically a hamite
My Brother the golden stool is coming out this April 21 2019. Because it comes out every five years and the king also celebrating his 20years coronation on the golden stool.
I've been told that there's pictures of white jesus all over Ghana. SMH 🤔🤔 🤔
Soraya 😂😂😂
@Soraya savage
Soraya exactly
Boody pond, is all OVER AFRICA,;not ONLY in GHANA. When the WHIT MAN CAME, they BRAINWASHED THEM to FORGET about their gods to TAKE THEIR GOD "THE WHITE JESUS" BUT THE ASHANTI'S ARE REALLY POWERFUL PEOPLE. AS MATTER OF FACTS, THE ENTIRE WEST COAST ARE REALLY POWERFUL. THAT IS WHY THEY MOSTLY HAVE "WHITE JESUS " CUZ THEY WERE FORCED INTO HIM....CHRISTIANITY
When i visited Ghana a few years ago, white Jesus was everywhere i looked unfortunately. Hopefully it has changed.
Me daa se ✊🏿🇭🇹🔥
Levi tribe ❤
@@KB_ISREAL Judah
Loving this one brother thanks for sharing this very important information giving thanks blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention to this one keep up the good work
They are the Israelites but they don't know.
Yep
Nonsense
Forever Asante!
Do the Dogan tribe next!
my mom named me after these people!
Then u are strong and powerful and rich
@@julianaansah6367 thanks for that
That pic is my Great, Great Great Forefather King Prempreh II in our Family home in Kumasi in Zungho Junction we have his pictures on the wall and his father's too King Prempreh I, and quite a few family members' pics from the late 1800s. Feels weird seeing his pic on youtube. I have a cousin we used to call small boy as when he was young he looked s a spitting image of the King Prempreh I here we used to make him stand by his pic on the wall saying how uncanny it was. I remember when young being taken to some of the palaces and to see the kings and chiefs and given a very historical history lesson from family members explaining how important the family were, but I was so young with a western mind I thought they were making it up. As I grew older I saw how important it was to understand your history and thoroughly understood it.
Nice Intro and it's good that someone is doing History of Africa.
Thanks this really helped with school
i’m a proud Ghanian 🇬🇭✊🏾
Same I am proud Ashanti
As a Jamaican, I stand with you 🇯🇲/🇬🇭
@@julez9150 don't you know that jamaicans are from the akan tribe due to slave trade
Can you do a “History of the Igbos?”
Very Well done brother always anticipate your informative and educational videos.
How our people worldwide have been conquered: converting to caucasion religions and intermarriage with caucasions. May we learn from the past.
ThankU for This: Home Team History,
~Greatly Appreciated~
Come through with the knowledge!!
Gen 38:12 it talk's about Judah friend Adu- llamite. And In Tobit 1:1
[1]The book of the words of Tobit, son of Tobiel, the son of Ananiel, the son of Adu-el, the son of Gabael, of the seed of Asael, of the tribe of Nephthali;
And my name is K.A. Adu-Gyamfi and I am Akan
The Ashanti kingdom had trade routes throughout Africa and expanded through out Ivory Coast and Togo and Dahomey (Benin) and parts of Nigeria and even Burkina Faso. Read outline of Ashanti history by a Ghanaian author who was allowed access to the Ashanti king book vault.
What's his name? Help me do more research on that
@@myztroogeegibson3568 book only avaliable for purchase in the manhyia palace in kumasi
@@myztroogeegibson3568 but I will be happy to send you documents I've come across
@@owusu369 will so love that wish that book was online for purchase and downloads
@@myztroogeegibson3568 yh i wish it was too but you know how they suppress our narative
Some Ashanti was brought to Grenada too, according to the Archive
No ashanti went into slavery, if they did it was about 5 and they died through intercourse years ago
The ASHANTIS were when the British had defeated them but they still come back and win fights against the British for which one Sir Charles Mac Cartey a British captain was behead and the Ashanti king used to drink wine from his skull.
Though they resisted slavery but the then sell outs from the fante tribes collaborated with the British in kidnapping some royal families thus the ASHANTIS had to pay ransome in a form of slaves in return of their royal family.
✊🏿🇬🇭💛 salute 2 my ancestors. Proud of y'all.
OMG HOME TEAM, U ALWAYS DROP BIG ONCE👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾. VERY WELL SAID BRO. PLZ KEEP IT COMING.
Please do history of the Yoruba, I wish to learn more of my people
Asante nii yeah
im an ashanti royal. Born and Bred. Please make a video about Eritreans. I love them.
Asante nsei da
do a video of the igbo people the don't know anything about us
I second this. But most likely he won't really be able to find a whole lot on us because of our history of being divided into city-states that each had their own form of government. We also were more democratic and Republican in nature so our history might not be as illustrious and interesting to other blacks because we don't have famous Kings and Queens who ruled vast empires. But still, a video should be made on us as we are by far one of the most influential groups in Africa.
If you are looking for history on Igbo people go to this channel. You have to read the books referenced. They're free on google ebook and archive org.
www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DoWUlPgnYG0A&ved=2ahUKEwi7z-fX7YfhAhVKip4KHbFPAosQwqsBMAF6BAgGEAg&usg=AOvVaw0NHK5De25T0xO2l_cPXIUY
PROUD ASANTE
Yeah!!!! Love u for this!!!
Love this channel
Ashanti history is beautiful and prestigious it's a shame some try to claim Wagadou when it has nothing to do with them tho.
It does... in some way
Isaac Diakité brother take it easy and bare with us. I don’t agree that Akans were the rulers but we must some how be related or apart of the empire. A empire means a king who rules over other kings and territories. An empire doesn’t have to consist of one tribe or ethnic group. If you read this Arab travelers description it explains almost exactly how our culture is today. Another thing is we as Akan have more in common with old west Africans empire and their ore Islamic cultures than we do with other groups who came to Ghana from Nigeria. “Among the people who follow the king’s [Soninke] religion only he and his heir apparent (who is the son of his sister) may wear sewn clothes. All other people wear robes of cotton, silk, or brocade, according to their means. All of them shave their beards, and women shave their heads. The king adorns himself like a woman, wearing necklaces round his neck and bracelets on his forearms, and he puts on a high cap decorated with gold and wrapped in a turban of fine cotton. He sits in audience or to hear grievances against officials in a domed pavilion around which stand ten horses covered with gold-embroidered materials. Behind the king stand ten pages holding shields and swords decorated with gold, and on his right are the sons of the [subordinate rulers] of his country wearing splendid garments and their hair plaited with gold. The governor of the city sits on the ground before the king and around him are ministers seated likewise. At the door of the pavilion are dogs, of excellent pedigree which, guarding the king, hardly ever leave the place where he is. Round their necks they wear collars of gold and silver …. When people who profess the same religion as the king approach him they fall on their knees and sprinkle dust on their heads, for this is their way of greeting him. As for the Muslims, they greet him only by clapping their hands.”
@@asanteakan70
Incorrect my friend sorry.
@@nanaasantewaa5984
No u are not related to Wagadou.
it’s common knowledge we migrated from the sahel to the forest to avoid Islamization
Great history of our people, good diction and description.
Great video 👍👍, it would be more perfect if you can add sources for further reading.
I have no doubt Harriet Tubman was one of us, An Ashanti Woman. We Ashanti women are warriors and fight for justice. Most likely shes from my village of Ejisu, Ashanti Region and related to my great great great grandmother the mighty warrior and heroine Yaa Asantewaa. She looks exactly like several of my aunties. Even some her features look like my late dad.
Proud Ashanti nii baaa
What about the Tikar people of Cameroon
No one gets left out just wait bro..
Dennis Pritchett I just learned about them and their history in mid February. Very interesting
@@megaoldskool76 I've been looking up on Google it is very interesting
Ashanti are 11 million including myself
Proud ashanti war lords and great empire
Proud Ashanti slave raiders and village sellers.
@@25lighters91 HAHAH stop the Hate they never sold their own and yeah they did sold slaves but build a great empire spread the akan language from modern days ivory coast To Togo Burkina i know your feelings bro but cant take away the history and héritage no vexe
@@25lighters91 they never sold the slaves how they if they had fought the Europeans 8 times a won 7 out of it. They had wanted to control the coastal trade as well because the Europeans were doing dirty business as they couldn't understand why the fantes allow foreigners to invade the coastal trade. It was rather the Fantes the coastal tribes of the Akan group who sold out the ASHANTIS..
@@25lighters91
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@@Jayzonny I do for what they partook in at the time
Ashanti ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
Good video I learned something today thanks
Is it possible the golden stool could be the Mercy Seat in the The Most Holy Place kept by Yahs priest?
Very good research sir
Please try to find out who the people of Akyems among the Akan group of Ghana are.. Tanx
Is there much of an Akan identity with the people of Ghana/ Ivory Coast separate from their Ashanti or other group like Fanti or Twi identity or is it the same thing? Also can speakers of different Akan languages understand one another or does it depend on the language?
James Gaskell>> There are two versions of Akan language, that is Fante and Twi. A person who speaks Twi can understand another person who speaks Fante and vice versa. There are many Akan subgroups who speak Twi. Ashantis are one of them. There are different dialects of Twi spoken by the different groups. Yet, the Twi you hear people of Ashanti or Non-Ashanti and even Non-Akans speaking is the Ashanti version of Twi. However, there are small Akan groups whose languages/dialects are not clearly understandable for the majority who either speak Fante or Twi. An example are the Nzemas. Even though many of the Akans in Ivory Coast original spoke the same kind of Twi as in Ghana, they have almost a total different version now. From my knowledge some Ivorians close the Ghana border around the Brong Ahafo Region speak the same twi version as Ghanians.
African Truth thanks that’s really interesting about the dialects i never realised that Akan was divided into further groups or that twi was a language group that Ashanti was part of and not it’s own separate language within Akan, thank you for clearing it up for me! Is Twi the more spoken/used then of the two languages of Fante and Twi and is there a standard Twi language that is taught in schools or does it differ over region, thank you again!
@@jamesgaskell1061 You are welcome. Yes Akans are divided into various groups. The division was due to different abilities, disagreements and some migrations in the past. Kwahu people, a subgroup of the Akans, were original Ashantis. Because of war they migrated to their present home land around the Kwahu mountains in Ghana. Before then Akans are believed to belonged to 8 Clans. A Fante and an Ashanti can belong to the same Clan. Each Clan has its own characteristics. There are about 20 Akan subgroups including those in Ivory Coast. Some of the subgroups are found on both sides. For instance, the Nzemas exist both in Ghana and the Ivory Coast. Ashantis are the largest subgroup constituting about 15 % (4.500.000) of the whole Ghanaian population (30.000.000) which is about 30 % of the Akan people. Akans are circa 50 % (15.000.000) of the Ghanaian people.
Yes, Twi is the most spoken dialect not only among Akans but also Non-Akans. if you can speak twi, you find it easier to communicate with people all over in Ghana. Fante is mostly spoken by only Fantes, in The Central and Western Regions of Ghana. There are also Fante dialects but all Fantes usually regard themselves as Fantes whilst the twi spoken people identify themselves either as Ashanti, Kwahu, Akuapem and so on. Normally, you learn the dialect spoken at your region in School. Akuapem Twi for instance sounds almost like a Fante dialect and thus differ from Ashanti Twi.
In Ghana we hv many languages, but the most common one is the twi language speaking by the Akans which consist of the(fantis, Ashantes, Akyems, Akuapems, Bono,Akwamu, kwawu,Denkyira etc) among this peoples the Ashantes and the Akyems has everything in common and thay are eg:language, cultural heritage etc. And this two kingdoms the Akyems and the Ashantes are als regarded as the powerful kingdoms among the Akans.. So they normally call them the Ashante_Akyem people.. It a very interesting story.. Try to find out ur self..
@@bragodphred9157 In terms of language, cultural heritage etc all Akans have everything in common with some few exceptions.Those who called Ashantis and Akyem as Ashante-Akyem (Asante-Akyem) are political based. It is often Non-Akans who claim that Ashantes and Akyems in modern day have conspired to control Ghana through the political party NPP.
However, the area Ashanti_Akyem (Asante-Akyem) in the Ashanti Region is historical based. After a war with the Ashantis, some Akyems migrated there and the area became Asante-Akyem. Oringinally, the area was neither Asante or Akyem but between Ashanti and Akyem areas. So, for that reason, it was named Ashanti-Akyem indicating that it neither belongs to Akyem of Asante.
I am from the dagomba kingdom, Ashanti never conquer dagomba empire, otumfuo brought 400,000 soldiers and after we defeated him, in other for him to escape he took king Gariba as host, dagomba negotiated and we returned back our king, he only conquered one of our states.
Asante and Dagomba became allies, business partners.
@@asanteakan70 I agree with that
Mohammed Rashid yes dagomba men married Asante royal women and some Asante soldiers stayed in dagomba and descendants are still there till this day.
Lol so what happened afterwards now the Ahantis your people defeated are now being noticeable group as Ghanaians and with their language almost taken over the whole country?
How can you defeated a kingdom and the loser takes the winner kingdom away......... your own defense even reaffirm Asante conquer Dagomba
Do you have any videos on pre-ashanti Ghana or pre empire west Africa?
@TheHomeTeamHistory Channel , that was a great review of the history of Ghana . I enjoyed watching your work . I am learning a lot from your channel . Thank you .
@TheHomeTeamHistoryChannel can you do a video on the Balanta people living Genuea Bissau ? If so that would be dope .
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Please do a video on history of the Akwamu people as you'll discover important piece of history
History states tge Akwamu people are the oldest people group in Ghana. Peace loving people with the best weather in Ghana.
I love it when you let us know our history
I have ancestors from the powerful Ashanti tribe of Ghana.
Asante was founded by Obiri Yeboa who was succeeded by his nephew Osei Tutu.
That baby ponytails, Sooooo Cute.
Can you do a video thoroughly discussing mansa abubakhari keita ii. Most don’t know about him
A lot of lost history or hidden history on the truth of the world lies within the Ghanian people. Their version of history is different in comparison to the knowledge explained by the west.
Could you talk about the holy war.
When Africans were in control of Europe and they were fighting for years to get them out.
The Otaman peopl(don’t know if I spelled that right)
Talk about how Africans came before the Europeans and helped the arawaks build pyramids
And talk about King Musa and his empire.