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Denkyira (also
known as Denkira, Denchira, Inguira, or Dinkira) was a
powerful Akan
kingdom that rose to
prominence in
precolonial Ghana,
dominating large...
- into an
effective fighting machine. In 1701, the
Asante army
conquered Denkyira,
giving the
Asante access to the Gulf of
Guinea and the
Atlantic Ocean...
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reorganized the
Ashanti army. The War with
Denkyira (1699–1701) did not go well at first, but when the
Denkyira army
reached the
gates of Kumasi, Anokye's...
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Upper Denkyira East Muni****l
District is one of the thirty-three
districts in
Central Region, Ghana.
Originally it was
formerly part of the then-larger...
- Anyi, Asante, Baoulé, Bono, Chakosi, Fante, Kwahu, Sefwi, W****a, Ahanta,
Denkyira and Nzema,
among others. The Akan
subgroups all have
cultural attributes...
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Denkyira West
District is one of the twenty-two
districts in
Central Region, Ghana.
Originally it was
formerly part of the then-larger
Upper Denkyira...
- Anokye, his
chief priest. He led an
alliance of
Asante states against Denkyira, the
regional hegemon,
defeating them at the 1701
Battle of Feyiase. He...
- Twifo/Heman/Lower
Denkyira District is a
former district that was
located in
Central Region, Ghana.
Originally created as an
ordinary district ****embly...
- Hemang-Lower
Denkyira District is one of the twenty-two
districts in
Central Region, Ghana.
Originally it was
formerly part of the then-larger Twifo/Heman/Lower...
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early 19th century, near the site of the
former Denkyira capital Abankeseso,
after rebellious Denkyira had fled
south of the Ofin River. A
rubber boom...
