Osei Bonsu

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Osei Bonsu (1779^[1] – 21 January 1824) was the Asantehene (King of the Ashanti). He reigned from 1804 to 1824. During his reign the Ashanti fought the Fante confederation and ended up dominating Gold Coast trade. In Akan, Bonsu means whale (the largest and most powerful "fish" in the sea), and is symbolic of his achievement of extending the Ashanti Empire to the coast. He died in Kumasi, and was succeeded by Osei Yaw Akoto. Osei also banned Slave trade after 10 years after realizing it was morally wrong and they did not need the money

References

↑ Keith A. P. Sandiford, A Black Studies Primer: Heroes and Heroines of the African Diaspora, Hansib Publications, 2008, p. 356.

v t e Rulers of the Ashanti Empire and Ashanti people

Kwaamanhene of the Kwaaman State (1570-1640)	Twum Kobia Amamfi Oti Akenten

Kumasehene of the Kumaseman State (1640-1701)	Oti Akenten Obiri Yeboa Osei Kofi Tutu I

Asantehene of the Kingdom of Ashanti (1701-1902)	Osei Kofi Tutu I Amaniampon (regent) Opoku Ware I Kusi Oboadum Safo Kantanka (regent) Osei Kwadwo Okoawia Atakora Kwame (regent) Osei Kwame Panyin Opoku Fofie Osei Bonsu Osei Yaw Akoto Kwaku Dua I Panyin Kofi Karikari Kwabena Dwomo (regent) Mensa Bonsu Civil War period (1883-1888) Kwaku Dua II Owusu Kofi (Interim Council Chairman) Akyampon Panyin (Interim Council Chairman) Owusu Sekyere II (regent) Prempeh I

Asantehene under British rule (1902-1957)	Prempeh I Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II

Asantehene of the Ashanti Kingdom in the Republic of Ghana (1957-present)	Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II Opoku Ware II Nana Osei Bonsu II (regent) Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II

Persondata
Name	Bonsu, Osei
Alternative names
Short description	King of the Ashanti
Date of birth	1779
Place of birth
Date of death	January 21, 1824
Place of death

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.