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List of rulers of Asante
The
Asantehene
is the
absolute monarch
of
Ashanti
and
Ashantiland
and the
Empire of Ashanti
of the
Ashanti (or Asante) people
's
ethnic group
. The Ashanti
royal house
traces its line to the
Oyoko (an Abusua, meaning 'clan')
Abohyen Dynasty of Nana Twum and the Beretuo Dynasty of
Osei Tutu Opemsoo
, who formed the Empire of Ashanti in 1701 and was crowned Asantehene (translates as
Emperor
of all
Ashanti
). Osei Tutu held the Ashanti throne until his death in battle in 1717, and was the sixth
emperor
in Asante royal history.
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