The Asante Empire, also known as the Ashanti Empire, was an Akan state that lasted from 1701 to 1902, in what is now modern-day Ghana. It expanded from the Ashanti Region to include most of Ghana and also parts of Ivory Coast and Togo. In 1900, resistance to British rule in the War of the Golden Stool was led by Asante queen Yaa Asantewaa, Queen-Mother of Ejisu. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The resistance was led by Asante queen Yaa Asantewaa, Queen-Mother of Ejisu
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lasted from 1701 to 1902
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The Asante Empire, also known as the Ashanti Empire, was an Akan state that lasted from 1701 to 1902, in what is now modern-day Ghana.
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The Asante Empire (), also known as the Ashanti Empire, was an Akan state that lasted from 1701 to 1902, in what is now modern-day Ghana. It expanded
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The Asante Empire (), also known as the Ashanti Empire, was an Akan state that lasted from 1701 to 1902, in what is now modern-day Ghana. It expanded
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In about 1680 the Ashanti Empire was established by Osei Tutu (d. 1712), who became its first asantehene. The final war, known as the War of the Golden Stool, took place in 1900.
Wikipedia: War of the Golden Stool
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a campaign in 1900 during the series of conflicts between the United Kingdom and the Ashanti Empire
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