Mankessim | |
|---|---|
| 1252–1844 | |
| Capital | Mankessim |
| Government | Monarchy |
| History | |
• Established | 1252 |
• British protection | 1844 |
The Mankessim Kingdom (1252–1844) was a pre-colonial African state in modern-day Ghana.[1] It is regarded as the heartland of the Fante people,[1] and operated as capital of the Fante Confederacy in the 19th century. The town of Mankessim still exists, and is located in the Central Region of Ghana, about an hour and a half drive west of Accra. The Mankessim Kingdom's influence was quite vast; it extended to the whole of the Fante people, and at times the entire coast of modern-day Ghana.
- ^ a b Shumway, Rebecca (2011). The Fante and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Vol. 52. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 978-1-58046-391-1. JSTOR 10.7722/j.ctt1x72ng.