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Akyem

historical kingdom, Africa

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conflict with Akwamu

In Akwamu
Pressured by the Asante, the Akyem peoples retreated upon Akwamu’s borders and, after a long war, succeeded in infiltrating them. The Akwamuhene was forced to flee, and by 1731 the state had ceased to exist.
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history of western Africa

In western Africa: Pre-European slave trading
…the east, and between them, Akyem. These competed with each other in expansion parallel to the coast to control as many as possible of the paths of trade to the European forts. Akyem lost, while Denkyera achieved such an overweening power that some of its northern tributaries secured guns and…
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