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Asante Empire
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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 from the Ashanti Region to include most of Ghana and
Kente cloth, the traditional garment worn by Asante royalty, has been widely adopted throughout the Asante kingdom.
Kente cloth, the traditional garment worn by Asante royalty, has been widely adopted throughout the Asante kingdom.
Golden Stool (Sika dwa) in the Asante Kingdom, 1935.
Golden Stool (Sika dwa) in the Asante Kingdom, 1935.
The Asante army engaged with British forces under the command of Col. Sutherland, July 11, 1824
The Asante army engaged with British forces under the command of Col. Sutherland, July 11, 1824
An Asante force engaged with the British 42nd Highlanders; The Graphic.
An Asante force engaged with the British 42nd Highlanders; The Graphic.
Anglo-Ashanti wars
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The Anglo-Ashanti wars were a series of five conflicts that took place between 1824 and 1900 between the Ashanti Empire—in the Akan interior of the Gold Coast—and the British Empire and its African al
Asante Empire
…with neighboring kingdoms and lesser organized groups such as the Fante. The Asante held their own against the British in the first two of the five Anglo-Ashanti Wars, killing British army general Sir Charles MacCarthy and keeping his skull as a gold-rimmed drinking cup in 1824. British forces later burnt and sacked…
"Defeat of the Ashantees, by the British forces under the command of Coll. Sutherland, July 11th 1824"
"Defeat of the Ashantees, by the British forces under the command of Coll. Sutherland, July 11th 1824"
A bush fight,[clarification needed] Third Anglo-Ashanti War. The Graphic 1874
A bush fight,[clarification needed] Third Anglo-Ashanti War. The Graphic 1874
The 1874 burning of Kumasi
The 1874 burning of Kumasi
Wounded soldiers being conveyed to hospital ships
Wounded soldiers being conveyed to hospital ships