Adanse
Adanse State Adanse | |||||||||||||||||
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| 9th century–1659 1659–1701 (Vassal to the Denkyira) 1701–1873 (as part of the Asante Empire) 1873–1935 (part of the Gold Coast Colony) 1935–1957 (as part of the Asante Kingdom) 1957–present (as part of Ghana) | |||||||||||||||||
| Status | Former kingdom | ||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Adansemanso (first capital) Akrokerri (former capital) Dompoase (former capital) Ayaase (former capital) Fomena (permanent capital) | ||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Twi (Adanse dialect) | ||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Akan religion | ||||||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy; transitioned to clan-based city=-state confederation; later elective chieftaincy | ||||||||||||||||
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| History | |||||||||||||||||
• Initial permanent settlement at Adansemanso | c. 393–800 CE | ||||||||||||||||
• Adansemanso populous during this period | 9th century | ||||||||||||||||
• Peak occupation of Adansemanso | 13th to 15th century | ||||||||||||||||
• Formation of Adanse as a centralized Akan state settlement | Pre-16th to 17th century | ||||||||||||||||
• Decline of Adansemanso | 16th to 17th century | ||||||||||||||||
| 1659 | |||||||||||||||||
• Battle of Feyiase, declared for and joined the Asante Kingdom after the Asante victory over Denkyira | 1701 | ||||||||||||||||
• British occupation following the Third Anglo-Ashanti War; later restored as part of the Asante Kingdom within the Gold Coast Colony | 1873; 1935 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Ashanti Region Ghana | ||||||||||||||||
Adanse or Adansi was one of the earliest Akan states in the southern part of present-day Ashanti Region, Ghana. It is regarded as the ancestral homeland from which many of the southern Akan trace their origins. Adanse became an early centre of gold production, regional trade, and clan-based governance, and is remembered as senior among principal Akan states. It influenced the formation of later polities including Denkyira, Akyem, Assin, and the Asante Empire.