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Akwamu

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Akwamu

Historical state of western Africa's Gold Coast (now Ghana). Founded by an Akan people c. 1600, it grew rich on the sale of gold. At its height in the early 18th century, Akwamu stretched more than 250 mi (400 km) along the coast, from Whydah (now Ouidah, Benin) in the east to beyond Winneba (now in Ghana) in the west. By 1710 the state was being pressured by other groups (including the Asante) that had grown powerful in the area, and by 1731 it had ceased to exist.



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This is why Osei Tutu I was sent to Denkyira to learn statecraft at the court of the Denkyirahene, and after that he went to Akwamu to continue with the learning process.
Weavers from different centers east of the Volta river--including Agotime and the coastal area, the (Twi-speaking) Akwamu area around Anum, and the Peki region and further inland--produced a variety of textile types: warp-faced plain-weave textiles with warp-stripe patterns; weft-faced plain-weave textiles (Fig.
The impact of matrilinearity is described with the Akwamu conquest.
 
 
 
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