The Ashanti, or Asante, people formed a powerful West African kingdom in the 1700s and 1800s. The kingdom grew wealthy from the slave trade and conquered many peoples. In 1874, however, the kingdom became a colony of Great Britain. The Ashanti territory is now part of the country of Ghana.

The rise of the Ashanti began in the 1670s, when Ashanti ruler Osei Tutu crushed all opponents in the region. He then declared himself Asantehene,…

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