Akwamuhene

African royal title

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leadership of Akwamu

  • Akwamu
    In Akwamu

    …1681 under their king (Akwamuhene), Ansa Sasraku. They also extended their influence over the state of Ladoku in the east (1679) and, under Ansa’s successor, over the Fante state of Agona in the west (1689). In 1702 they crossed the Volta River to occupy Whydah, a coastal state of…

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