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Osei Kofi Tutu I
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| Osei Tutu I | |||||
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| King Asantehene of the Kingdom of Ashanti; Kumasehene of Kumasi | |||||
| King of Ashanti | |||||
| Reign | c. 1680/c. 1695 – 1701; late 1701 – c. 1717 | ||||
| Coronation | c. 1695; c. 1701 | ||||
| Predecessor | Nana Obiri Yeboa (maternal uncle) | ||||
| Successor | Opoku Ware I (grand-nephew) | ||||
| Born | c. 1660 Anyinam[1] | ||||
| Died | c. 1717 (aged 56–57) | ||||
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| House | House of Oyoko Abohyen Dynasty | ||||
| Father | Owusu Panyin | ||||
| Mother | Maanu Kotosii[2] | ||||
Osei Kofi Tutu I (c. 1660 – c. 1717) was one of the founders of the Ashanti Empire, assisted by Okomfo Anokye, his chief priest and a distant relative from the town of Awukugua–Akuapem.[3] The Asante comes from the Akan ethnic group of West Africa. Osei Tutu I led an alliance of Asante states against the regional hegemony, the Denkyira, completely defeating them. He ruled the Kwaman State between c.1680/c.1695 and 1701 (he was definitely Kumasehene by 1695) and he ruled the Ashanti Empire from late 1701 to around 1717.[4][5]
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Guswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Marfo, Kofi (1999). An Introduction to Ghanaian Literature. str. 48. "Osei Tutu was born of an Adanse father called Owusu Panyin from Akrokyere and of an Oyoko princess and sister of Oti Akenten called Maanu Kotosii."
- ^ History, The African (3 April 2021). "'The Great man' King Osei Kofi Tutu I of Ashanti Empire (1660 – 1717)". The African History. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ kyeremeh, Fred (3 June 2021). "King Osei Kofi Tutu I 'The Great man' of Ashanti Empire (1660 – 1717)". Ghanaian American Journal. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Osei Tutu | Asante ruler, Ghana leader | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
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