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Kingdom of Akwamu Akwamu | |||||||||
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| Early 17th century | |||||||||
 Akwamu State Emblem
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| Status | Former sovereign state; now a non-sovereign traditional kingdom in Ghana | ||||||||
| Capital | Akwamufie, Asamankese, Nyanaoase, Nsaki | ||||||||
| Common languages | Twi | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Akwamuhene | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Migration from Twifo-Heman | Early 17th century | ||||||||
• Conquest of Accra | 1677 | ||||||||
• Defeated by Akyem | 1730 | ||||||||
• Incorporated into the Gold Coast Colony | 1886 | ||||||||
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| Today part of |  Ghana Togo Benin | ||||||||
Akwamu was a state set up by the Akwamu people in present-day Ghana. According to tradition, it was founded by people from Twifo-Heman.[1] The Akwamu led an expansionist empire in the 17th and 18th centuries. At the peak of their empire, Akwamu extended 400 kilometres (250 mi) along the coast from Ouidah, Benin in the East to Winneba, Ghana, in the West.[1][2]
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