Prempeh I
| Prempeh I | |||||
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| Asantehene of Asanteman; Kumasehene of Kumasi | |||||
Prempeh I (center; seated) in Mahé, c. 1900 | |||||
| King of the Asante Kingdom | |||||
| Reign | 26 March 1888 – 12 May 1931 | ||||
| Coronation | 26 March 1888 | ||||
| Predecessor | Kwaku Dua II Owusu Sekyere II (regent) | ||||
| Successor | Prempeh II | ||||
| Born | 18 December 1870 Kumasi, Ashanti Empire | ||||
| Died | 12 May 1931 (aged 60) Kumasi, Ashanti Crown Colony, Gold Coast | ||||
| Burial | Bantama Royal Mausoleum, Kumasi | ||||
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| House | Oyoko | ||||
| Father | Kwasi Gyambibi | ||||
| Mother | Yaa Akyaa | ||||
Prempeh I (Otumfuo Nana Prempeh I; 18 December 1870 – 12 May 1931) was the thirteenth king ruler of the Ashanti Empire and the Oyoko Abohyen Dynasty. King Prempeh I ruled from March 26, 1888 until his death in 1931, and fought an Ashanti war against Britain in 1895-6.