Ashanti–Fante War

The Ashanti–Fante War (1806–1807) was a war fought between the Ashanti Kingdom and the Fante Confederacy in the region of what is currently the Republic of Ghana. The Ashanti Kingdom became the most powerful of the interior after finally defeating the Denkyira under whom they were a vassal state. The Asante Kingdom was ruled from 1701 to 1957 by the Oyoko Clan. The main source of wealth in the Akan economy was gold, but during the conflicts between Fante and Ashanti many war captives were sold as prisoners and then into slavery by both sides. This group was created by a small group which used to call themselves Oyoko, which primarily were the descendants of the founder of the Bona kingdom in the Ivory Coast. A group of the Fante were said to have migrated to the south of Etsi by the beginn

Ashanti–Fante War

The Ashanti–Fante War (1806–1807) was a war fought between the Ashanti Kingdom and the Fante Confederacy in the region of what is currently the Republic of Ghana. The Ashanti Kingdom became the most powerful of the interior after finally defeating the Denkyira under whom they were a vassal state. The Asante Kingdom was ruled from 1701 to 1957 by the Oyoko Clan. The main source of wealth in the Akan economy was gold, but during the conflicts between Fante and Ashanti many war captives were sold as prisoners and then into slavery by both sides. This group was created by a small group which used to call themselves Oyoko, which primarily were the descendants of the founder of the Bona kingdom in the Ivory Coast. A group of the Fante were said to have migrated to the south of Etsi by the beginn