🇬🇭 American Couple Reacts "GHANA: A History of The Ashantis"
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As a Ghanaian and an Ashanti, I'm telling you there is so much more to the history
No there isn't. People fought wars, they captured other people, they sold them. End of story. If there's more you can educate us on then do it because it's probably crucial information we'd all greatly benefit from.
@@blackblaze5271Ashanti were fighting against slave trade
@@sourcestvghuk9897Who misinformed u like that ?? They were fighting against colonization. They didn’t want to be colonized like the other tribes but they we’re very much involved in the Slave trade.
@@blackblaze5271 He meant there is more to the war stories and the legend of the stool. He just summerized everything but indeed there is more to it. It is fascinating to hear when you get all the details
I'm an Akan but half Ashanti and Akyem both of which are under the Akan tribe.
Slavery in the Akan tribe is or was far different from the European or Persian Slave Trade.
In the Akan form of slavery, it was basically conquering land and including the conquered people among themselves just to expand territory and forces of number of people to prevent other people or tribes from conquering their land.
The conquered people become subject of the winning side and few among them are selected as servants in the palace.
So, nobody was a slave in the Akan tradition.
The European or Persian form of slavery used the people over work for them and do the work that, the Europeans themselves wouldn't do.
Also the slaves were treated badly.
In the slave history among Ghanaian tribes, the common factor was 'you want to join me or join potential rivalry or enemies..
There were no elements of torture or inhuman treatment of conquered people.
Except that, some warlords died in the events of war.
And those were mostly the kings or the war leaders.
If a king or war leader falls in a tribal war, it means defeat for that faction and the war ends there.
Hence the people who are defeated joins the winning faction.
Capturing or selling of people to the Europeans were in two ways.
One part was the Europeans scouting and capturing people themselves with their army and weapons.
And the other part is the giving away of people who were conquered in wars as subjects..
However, the African tribes had no idea where the people(servants) were been taking to and what the people endure in the process.
The uprising began when news broke out as to what the fellow Servant ( slaves) where going through in the hands of the Europeans.
Wow interesting.
Hiii I'm also Ashanti and Akyem
@@naanafosu9565 my name is OFOSU.. interesting I guess
I am an Ashanti man, although i do not know all about this vast history of ours but with little that I know, I can say that the Ashantis fought numerous wars and conquered many tribes. In those days it was necessary to be strong, powerful and fearful. Captives from war were used as slaves to help on farm lands and also help with household work. In fact slaves (dɔnkɔ as we say in Twi) were treated well. Some of them rose to become prominent people among the Ashanti people and it was forbidden to point out or say someone or his ancestors were slaves. Listen to this, I am from a royal family and I can become a king in my town but the lineage has shifted to a family who were once serving my fathers. My uncle told me all i need to do is learn the history of my clan and the stool and we can reclaim it. History tells us that the new lineage were the ones who saved us during the war. They helped my ancestors to escape and settled in our current Town. To me they deserve what they have now and i do not have any intention to become a king in my town.
The white man brought a different type of slavery. They lied to the Ashantis about what they use the slaves for and how they treat them. Some chives were also forced to give out their own people as tax, compensation and gifts. Example was the King of Ahanta Nana Badu Bonsu II who was executed by the Dutch in 1838 for refusing to supply slaves to them. They took off his head and sent it to the Netherlands.
You were trying to remember Nana Yaa Asantewaa, the Queen mother of Ejisu. Here is a link to a podcast about her and the Golden Stool.
open.spotify.com/episode/4wSBPieuQx9paHTl4Ilmps?si=y7VO9aJaQzeX9DFpjf_Hww&dd=1
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The original golden stool is not at the museum but rather a replica of the golden stool. The stool is the soul of the Ashantis and up till now we still fight and protect it with our lives. Also the Wueen mother Yaa Asantewaa also played a major role in the protection of the stool and her kingdom still exists in the Ashanti Region that’s Ejisu
You have to understand that the Ashantis' view of slavery is not how the Europeans saw it. In the historical period, a slave in Ashanti who were mainly prisoners of wars were not treated like how Europeans treated enslaved Africans. In Ashanti, those prisoners of war slaves could become members of the family of their cares. They could marry within the tribe. Some even served at the palace of the Asante King and some were given chieftancy titles based on the effectiveness of their serivice. We have the name Donkor and there are a lot of Ashantis today with that name
Proud to be an Ashanti 🇬🇭
I think some people do not know that there were different forms of slavery within African Kingdom's to the extent that those capture through wars and conflicts enjoyed rights almost equal to their master and integrated into the families of those who captured them. Africans thought the European would do the same form of slavery but it was the other way round. We should remember that between 1200s to 1400s all over the world is about Conquering and expanding empires in all parts of the world 🌎 including Africa.
I admire the Ashantis for their rich culture. They have a long well preserved written history and they have a long list of kings starting from centuries ago. Aside cocoa they produce most of Ghana's gold.
The story was not told well. The golden stool is not in the museum in the Ashanti region. Its in a secret room in the palace amd it is brought out for the people to see only during Akwasidae festival
Anytime u are in Ghana tried and visit the mahyia palace where u can learn more about us
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We need more Ashanti history 😊
What should we cover?
The Ashanti kingdom was formed through an amalgamation of mainly the various Akan tribes with a little blend of the other tribes (Guans, Northern, Eve/Anlo and Ga Adangbe). War captives and willing allies were integrated into the kingdom during its inception. This made the kingdom very powerful and that’s the major reason for its dominance in the country till date.
ASANTE is a combination of two Akan words “ASA and “NTE” forged aside to war or fight. This means the coming together of several Akan tribes to fight the then overlords “The Denkyiras.” Osier Tutu who went to understudy how to be king under the Denkyira Kingdom, who ruled the various Akan groups, run away after impregnating the Denkyira King’s daughter. Accordingly, he was supposed to be killed but was allow to run away by the King, who had a good relationship with the king of Osei Tutu’s tribe. Osei Tutu then was able to bring together several Akan tribes together to form an alliance, which is now known as the Asante people. So Asante is alliance of several Akan tribes to fight the Denkyira empire to emancipate themselves. Notable the Akans that did not join the alliance are the Fantes, the Denkyiras, the Assins, the Kwahus, and others.
Am an Ashanti living in Ejisu,the hometown of Yaa Asantewaa. Slavery by the Asantes(Ashantis) was so different from the Europeans. The slaves were mere war captives who came to serve in the Palace. They never went through torture neither were they burdened. They were even allowed to inter marry. Kindly get the Manhyia Palace videos. The real stories are best told by our people. God bless
Gifty Akowuah
They were definitely burdened. I think what you mean to say is they weren't dehumanized.
Let me take a moment to appreciate y'all for what you've been doing. Helping to put Africa on the map. Now people actually cone up to me and ask for insight about Ghana because they want to go and visit. Thank you very much
I think akan people had servants as helps or house maids but they weren't burdened as the Europeans burdened African slaves. As the commentator mentioned some servants were captured during warfare and I have heard that Africans didn't always know the treatment and conditions under which the Europeans were keeping Africans as akans and other African people had servants that weren't treated in any way as the Europeans treated their slaves/servants. I know of akan chiefs that fought Europeans to end the slave trade not forgetting that some Africans were captured purely for the trans Atlantic slave trade
Masa you’re lying
@@kofisam4106 where?
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Yes there is Manhyia palace Museum where all artifacts and ancient gold and warrior equipment is kept for tourism.
There are many museums in the Ashanti Province where you will see all these ancient artifact.
The weapons use for the Anglo-Ashanti war, the war between the British and the Ashantis.
The golden stool is not in the museum. It is kept in a special place in the palace. Very few people know where it is kept.
There is a Palace museum about the Ashanti kingdom in Kumasi.
Ashanti’s are more than 11 million people in ghana excluding those in diaspora
FUN FACT
So technically the Ashanti Empire is one of the only kingdoms that fought head on.. The Ashanti kingdom is not as sovereign and independent as it was before because of democracy, constitutionalism and all that in Ghana now but there is still that regard of supremacy and respect of the kingdom by the people and the British(Vice Versa). However till date, there is still a bitter sweet kinda relationship between the two kingdoms taking into consideration the past history
The Ashanti's and British fought a total of about 7 wars,three of which the Ashanti's won and Four,the British.
The Ashanti's believed they won the last war thus, THE YAA ASANTEWAA WAR (meaning they won four instead of three) because, the purpose of that war was for the British to possess the GOLDEN STOOL which didn't happen. So technically the Ashanti's, for the purpose won the war.
As a Ghanaian my elders told me the africans where captured during the war
The history told by him is not enough. There’s a lot more. He’s not lying though. The golden stole is not in a museum
Am an Ashanti and there's more to our history....so do a part two please
There may be a better video about Asante out there but let me help with the conversation:
1. Asante is a subgroup of the Akan. The Akan are the majority in both Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
2. The Akan area is rich with gold.
3. Akans used to fight each other for authority over the other and for annual tributes (fees) paid to the overlord.
4. Asante was the last Akan kingdom to be formed. It was formed so they can protect themselves against raids.
5. The African slave trade was for ransom, workers, and soldiers.
6. Slaves married into royal families and were made chiefs.
7. The TransAtlantic slave trade and its brutality was rooted in racism.
8. Because of Asante prowess and bravery, they were enslaved. Evidence is all over in the Americas.
9. Asantes mounted the most resistance. They fought the Brits 4 times defeating them in the first two battles. They lost the third when all the other tribes joined forces with the British to defeat the Asante in the Accra plains. They were too ambitious to think they could stand the canons in the plains. They were stronger in jungle warfare.
10. The fourth battle and the second Asante defeat was in 1874. Britain brought its best war general and brought troops from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and India as well as all the other traitor tribes in present day Ghana before they could penetrate Asante in the forest and defeat them. It didn’t help that Asante had gone through a civil war. They still signed a truce.
11. In 1900, when a British governor got cocky and asked for the golden stool, a female Asante queen kicked his ass. Her siege lasted months before it was foiled.
12. On the subject of slavery, it was a dog eat dog world. Asantes bought slaves but when they were threatened by traitors and snitches, they sometimes took their wrath on their enemies. Asante has all the gold wealth and did not need to sell slaves for guns.
13. Slavery was a tragedy. Never again should we betray each other for mere gunpowder and guns.
Correction: slaves can’t be made chiefs or Kings. There’s an Akan saying that literally makes it clear that slave is the opposite of royal. If a slave is a man and somehow got to marry a woman who is an Asante royal then his children or a latter descendant might one day become chief or king since as Asante’s we switched from a patrilineal lineage to a matrilineal one under circumstances which are a story for another time
@@SamielGH What about those who distinguished themselves in battle?
The golden stool is not in a Museum where people can see it. But we have a time of bringing it out
The original golden stool is never in the museum. It comes out only once a year.
Tnx for the reaction
The golden stool is in the possession of the Asantehene
I ain't Ashanti, or even Akan but wrt slavery. Prior to TAS trade, slavery at the time was the equivalent to prisoner of war and/or penal system for individuals in place of a modern day judiciary and prison system. It wasn't necessarily a life sentence, nor did it mean the enslaved had to be poorly treated, nor was it race specific. However the racial aspect of the TAS and its lifelong, heritable aspect made it exceptionally cruel in history.
I like your intro 😀
The coordination 😅
Proud Ashanti ❤
I recently got an Ancestry DNA match with someone in Ghana and she says she's Ashanti. Ny feelings are conflicted. But excited to learn more.
I have several Ashanti cousins also from Ancestry,I'm 16%Ivory Coast & Ghana.
If you’re naturally a stubborn proud person lol then you’re Asante to the core… it’s pride in their way that made the Asantes fight the Europeans so much. The Asantes are the most written about tribe in the whole of Africa by the British.
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You need to explain what you mean by 'pride'. I see alot of ghanaians taking this up as a good thing when arguably it's not. I think what a lot of people mean is 'self respect'. Pride could mean arrogance or self delusion. I don't see us being that way, i see that we respect most people if they're respectful in return. We don't place our "pride" over them
Seresa R
Almost all africans did trading. No matter what you'd come up as some african tribe that was involved in a slave trade
@@blackblaze5271 I don’t know how you want to take the word pride… but lol if you’re an Asante you will agree with me that our people can be well educated in UK or any English country but would drop the English with pride for Twi the least chance. It’s pride in Asantes and other Akans in general that I believe caused the 5 wars of the Asantes and the British and the many other wars of the Fantes and other Akan groups and the Europeans. Even till date both the negative and positive meaning of pride is deeply rooted in a typical Asante. The Asante may want to pursue better life in America or whatever but he will NEVER lose his traditions and culture to another. It’s evident even after many years of slavery in the Caribbeans especially where they took many Akan and Asantes and when you watch the documentary on the maroons, they’re speaking Twi o but their Twi has word typical mainly to Asante Twi and customs. Proud, very calm and respectful but very stubborn and rebellious if you disrespect or oppress an Asante for too long… lol it’s even not surprising to find drill music rappers from Ghana using Twi instead of English and they’re Ashantis… this will never happen with many of the other tribes in Ghana. For the other’s if they wanted to do drill they will most likely do in English except Ashantis, maybe Fantes too… you know what I’m saying lol
Nice content
A Ghanian 🇬🇭 fotball player died yesterday in Albania😭😭😭
Yaa Asantewaa the greatest of all
Yes you are right. The brave queen mother Nana Yaa Asantewaa was excluded in this rich history of the ashantis
Yaa Asantewaa
It would be nice to learn these things at school. Nowadays, people believe Africa didn't have any empire (apart from Egypt) the only thing they know is that it was abused. Instead of showing the light, they blurred history a little bit to make European countries look better. All their stuff and pride were taken away. Nice content btw
Yaa Asantewaa..
The golden stool is in Manshia Palace, not museum . The golden stool was commanded from the sky by then chief fetish priest called Okomfo Anokye.
The Ashantis did not mean to do slave trade, mind you the Dankyiras were enslaving the Ashantis to the Fantes to sell them so the Ashantis have to fight back and they end up looking for guns as well.
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As a Ghanaian and an Ashanti, I wish slave trade never happened or better still, I wish we didn't participate in that evil system. Former President Kuffour of Ghana who happens to be Ashanti apologised for our involvement in th3 slave trade. Again, we apologise for the role we played, we were deceived to believe that the whiteman was going to treat our people with respect.
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Where's the evidence of this 'deception'? Maybe akans would take objection to the style of slavery if they knew how europeans were operating, there's no way to really know, but i can't imagine them caring too much how their enemies were treated since the people being traded were enemy tribes. There's no need to make any excuses along with an apology. The truth is enough. I don't think this is a judgement on morality because it's not like they intended to do evil. Yes it's a bad thing that it happened at all obviously looking at the results and that we were involved as well as victims of it, but it doesn't necessarily speak to morality. We don't really look at people today who kill their enemies in wars or take fighters as prisoners as immoral. Unfortunately to some extent it's the natural way to expect things to unfold
Yaa Asantewa
I am Ashanti and our grandfather's didn't take part with the slave trade but rather the king from the coast, that why we rise war against the coast and the European
There’s no question that the Ashantis dabbled in slavery because they really had no choice. The Europeans were arming smaller tribes to their south and along the coast and the Ashantis felt threatened. To support the Ashanti kingdom expansion and survival, the Ashantis had to trade slaves with the Europeans to get guns. There’s no evidence the Ashantis actually knew the ultimate fate of people sold into slavery. They only knew the African slavery which in the worse instance was indentured servants.
The Ashantis were not interested in slavery per se and that’s why when the Ashanti Kingdom got bigger and stronger, it became a threat to the Europeans and thus the numerous wars with the British especially. Supposedly the Europeans gave them poor used guns and so the Ashantis learned to fix the guns and re-engineer them in a place called Suame near Kumasi, which to this day is known for fixing all things mechanical especially cars and machines.
The name of the Ashanti queen is Yaa Asantewaa who led the men to fight the British when the men had been so intimidated by the British guns. The British had to get support from other Africans mostly from current Nigeria region to help defeat the Ashantis.
This clip isn't complete, he didn't mention YAA ASANTEWAA
I would like to give you a clear interpretation of the slave trade concerning the Ashanti's involvement
The actual stool is not in the museum. It still remains a mystery.
This lady is an Ashanti Aswear “ Twi “
I’ve been told this many times😅
The Ashanti people were destroyed not only by the British but also a joint force of the coastal dweller's
I come from the home of the queen you were trying to get the name... Yaa Asantewaa the queenmother of Ejisu
Let me give you a little cultural and historical significance of the name YAA ASANTEWAA in the akan setting everybody is given a default name according to the day you are born both male and female, so a woman born on Thursday is called YAA and the man YAW hence yaa asantewaa was a Thursday born, asantewaa derived from the name Asante being the name used to define the Ashanti people, pay attention Ashanti’s refer to the earth and land as Asase YAA again yaa is a female name for a Thursday born ASASE literally translates to earth meaning Asase yaa is basically the divine feminine personified as the earth it’s also why in the Ghana national anthem we say God bless our homeland Ghana hence the name yaa Asantewaa and Asase yaa have a close relation and connection, kind of insuiating that yaa Asantewaa was born for a greater purpose.
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Im an Akan…. War and Slavery was a normal thing in those days since there was nothing like industrialisation.African to African slavery was a different one and not new..the Romans had a slavery of themselves ,,the Ancient Égyptiens had a slavery of themselve,,That was how things worked, WAR AND CONQUER
I like your reaction. I’m not an Asante but a Fante and I must say the Asantes were the strongest of all the Akan tribes in Ghana. If they stayed in their lane from wanting to trade directly with the British and allowed the Fantes to be the middle men, Ghana would not have been colonized 😢, as the Fantes had no choice but to side with the British against the Asantes. Nevertheless, I still believe the Asante clan was a great empire it territories once stretched to modern day Ivory Coast. And about slavery, perhaps the current generation may be sentimental about it as the Fantes, because some Fante chiefs also traded slaves including the famous King Takyi who was later captured and sent to Jamaica.
Ghana my motherland
Her Name is Yaa Asantewaa . Queen mother Who led the Ashantis to fight the British. Her story was the one used in woman king
Her story was not used in The Woman King. The Woman King was about the female warriors of Benin called the Agojie or Mino. The people who the movie was about were clearly mentioned countless times. Yaa Asantewa was not even a warrior she was a queen mother in her 60s who rose to the occasion of warfare. I am not even sure she physically fought herself she was probably commanding the army.
@@kindomofghana You are not even sure whether she fought herself.. You are joking and have noo idea about the Ashanti history brother. Just Google SAGRENTI WAR
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Pls the video is incomplete search for the full video
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The video isn't really complete but anyways love always 💕 💗 ❤️
Naa the golden stool is well protected,,,, and there's more to the history of the Ashanti kingdom, than this❤❤❤❤
it largest tribe in ghana 8.5 million
There's a majority of preservation here when it comes to all that you want to know about the Ashanti culture and their dominion
Yeah asantewaa the Queen mother led the men to fought the British known as the thieves criminals. But there are more to the history . This guy made it short. Secondly the TWi is the most common language in the country.
YAA ASANTEWAA
With the slavery situation it’s alleged but I did more research I found out they might have sold prisoners of war.
Yep
Do you think Asanti will sell slaves to the British where in their history in the 1700 to 1800 fought against British Colonization in Ghana? That story about Asantifuor selling slaves to the British is a big lie.
You guys should do the edo tribe .
Hope it’s being told by a local person. It’s not complete as an half Akan and half ewe man I think more needs to be told
It is been told by a Jamaican with a youtube channel called HomeTeam History who is extremely informed and learned when it comes to African history. I don't mean to be offensive, but It doesn't have to be told by a local person necessarily. Just because someone is a local of a particular place or a native does not mean they know the history. It is best to rely more on academics, scholars or historians who are well-versed in a particular subject matter. HomeTeam History has multiple videos on the Asante people including Yaa Asantewaa. He can't always fit all the information in one video.
@@kindomofghana if it’s being told by a brother then I have nothing against it but it should be 💯. But it looks like a random wyt guy story
@@kindomofghana Well for starters all the name pronunciations by your extremely informed HomeTeam History academic guy are off by a mile and are laughable most of the time. If you rely on him and not a local historian you will get most of the history wrong.
The captured slaves were not sold but were allowed to serve the King in his palace.Slavery started locally where a war captive is sent back to work for the kingdom, if a captive behaves well and if a man and looking handsome, in some cases you are allowed to the freedom to even Mary from the royal family I grew up to see my great grandfather to see one of his trusted slaves who had his name changed and bear one of the royal names in our tribe.
Kudos to y'all but please this is just a scratch of the original story, his narration has more of the British point of view. You can hear the one of the asante kings and elders tell their story @grapevine publication on CZcams.
Ashanti’s never sold anyone… there is no book that tells Ashanti’s sold slaves
in as much as this the Topic is uncomfortable, the truth is that slavery was there before the europeans came to our shores. Slave were entities one tribe aquires after a victory over another tribe so there is a term in Twi called 'Donkor" which means slave and they had some facial marks to identify them.. So yeah they trade the slaves to the british but am not sure they knew they will be shipping em off..
Can you edit the ‘Donkc’ and make it Donkor
They do not know that alphabet moreover, it’s a C
I don’t have to Change Alphabet before you understand me. You can ask for explanation and it will be given. You can’t tell Japanese or Chinese to change their writing. Thank you.
@@Baman16747 alright????
TWI language
I think those ASANTE Peoples collaborated with white are not alive again, the answer will be difficult, and we shouldn't forget that they fought against British
I don't understand why when it comes to slave history everyone turn mentioned the name Ghana percificaly Ashantis what about the people British took from Nigeria Togo Benin you can name them they don't have slave trade only in Ghana most of the Africa country has but why always Ghana why Ashanti's please there's so much in history when it comes to Ashantis then this please
No asante will trade his brother out... Rather we the Asante fought the British until we were sold out by our own brother from the coastal area but exposing our military stratagies to the British (remember that the Asante always resist the white mans trade from day one ) during the fight with the British most of us captured was send to Jamaica and other places because we always refuse their trade ....Yes and it's true because some kings sold their people to the British but it was a taboo in the ashanti kingdom for a brother to sell a brother
Good comment
@7:34 good question… slave trade wouldn’t have happened en masse as it happened without the assistance of the kings and leaders of African tribes when the Europeans came. Ashantis just like all other tribes had their rulers sell slaves, and many other things to the Europeans. You can read about the South Sea company and how they acquired their slaves. You can also follow the story of King Tacky of Jamaica (actually Takyi pronounced Tay.Chi) he was a Fante king who also sold slaves until he was defeated in war and was also sold as a slave to the Europeans himself. Its known that the slave rebellion he led in Jamaica was mainly because he told the slaves he didn’t know this was how they were going to be treated when they were being sold. Also note that the people who were sold were mostly captured slaves from wars and conquests (yes they were already slaves in Africa), prisoners, outcasts in society and so on who were already probably in chains or not treated so well so selling them to Europeans wasn’t really a big deal for these leaders who needed the arms and protection to fight their enemies and protect their territories against invasions. Plus, not all slaves were sold, some went on their own freewill, others were also kidnapped or captured by the Europeans.
It’s said that the Ashantis are the most written about tribe in Africa by the British and you can hear about the numerous wars and rebellions they fight against the Europeans in Africa and in the Caribbean… it was only Ashanti royals who were at a point captured and exiled by the British to Seychelles island and other islands. Why? The Ashantis traded with the British as it was the political order of the era but they were proud and never kowtowed to their pressures. They protected their territories and their people from the British and were ready to fight the British anytime, the Ashanti Kingdom only fell after I think the sixth war with the British. This is the reason even recently during the King of England’s installation, though the Ashanti Kingdom doesn’t really exist today, their invite to the ruler of the Ashanti (Asantehene) they referred to him as King of the Ashanti.
It’s not very easy to tell the difference between what Ashantis did and what other Akan tribes did because Akans are so similar we May sometimes give some credit to Ashantis but upon research you realize the person was maybe akyem or another Akan tribe. Like it’s common to hear people say Nanny of the maroons is Ashanti, it’s obvious she’s Akan but no evidence that she was Ashanti.
Slavery in Ghana in the olden days was not cruel compared to European slavery.
In Ghana slaves, were free to do whatever they want, marry, have kids, land to farm etc.
They were expected to serve and they get rewarded for it, some slaves even name their children after the head of the house they live in because of the good treatment they get.
Our ancestors thought the slaves would be treated the same way not knowing the Europeans had a wicked mindset
If you want to know the truth about the lie then come to the motherland and learn not forgetting that even the ashante king was captured by the British ...... Who sold him then?
There is more to his story… he left a lot out ..
That is not true Ashanti did not get involved with the slaves story but they fate with the British government
The Information of the video that you both just watched is not accurate. Ashanti did not sell people for British
They rather killed a lot British during the war
Truth be told, in past there wasn't anything like slave, after a war the king is over powered or killed and the kingdom is taking. Cuz u can't have a kingdom after u sold all of them. After conquering a kingdom, the queen or princess is married to a royal member of the Ashanti kingdom and that kingdom becomes part of the Ashanti empire. And It went as far as nigeria and cote devoire
The info is simply too scanty.
Many of the history is lie Ashante become tribe in 19th century Ashante is like Uk with many tribes bono
That's not true concerning the slave trade
Asanti is just a name of a group of people who fought for a particular space of land , rhey are all Akans.i cluding every tribe in Ghana are all Akan. We are only divided by language diference and tribe but we jave one cultures with slight diferwnces. We sre all one people. Me migrated feom Isreal into Egpyt , Sudan, Mali, then Ghana
Ashantis captured many tribes as slaves during tribal wars and sold them to the Europeans for gun powder and expansion s of the Ashanti kingdom yet today many diasporas prefer Ashanti names and Akan regions benefits from diasporas coming to ghana 🇬🇭instead lof the other tribes
The Slave castles were built and operated in the coastal lands. The British expeditioners as well as the previous European explorers first met the coastal inhabitants and were allies with them even before encountering the Ashanti people. History also suggests that the British empire played a major role in the transatlantic slave trade. Does it make sense to you that the Ashanti kingdom which was fighting the British empire will capture the coastal inhabitants and sell them to the same British traders on their own coastal lands? A significant number of the documented descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in the Americas trace their roots back to the Akan people (Ghana/Ivory Coast). Slave trade was a huge business back in the days and all the indigenous people were heavily invested in it.
The commentary has a lot of inaccuracies. It would be better if you get a more reliable source. Like from reviewed books with credibility or speak to a credible historian
Most ancient societies dabbled in slaves, because they did not have prisons and resources to hold and feed enemy combatants. Instead of killing the enemies captured from external wars and tribal wars, most ancient societies chose to rather sell the enemy combatants as slaves. In this way they didn’t have to waste resources holding the prisoners, or worse killing them and having their blood on their hands. So the type of slavery that was going on in Africa before the Europeans, was not slavery established for the sole purpose of trading human for profit, but was for the purpose of not killing their enemies after a battle.
I just watched this video and I can tell you there’s so much wrong with the information provided. This is what happens when such rich and complex history is reduced to only a couple of minutes, thereby allowing a lot of misinterpretation of what happened historically.
Is the narrator a Ghanaian/Ashanti, that was a lazy job. A very poor version
It is unfortunate people talk about just one Akan tribe and that is Asante and leave the rest out, if you talk about all the Akan tribes then you will understand the whole story, Asante is just one Akan tribe and they predominantly fought the Fante not to take their territory but to trade directly the Europeans. In Ghana all the Akan tribes were powers in their own right. Asante had it territory after freeing themselves from slavery under the Denkyira Kingdom, Akyems got their terrory, Akwamus, Fantes, Bono, Denkyira, Nzema and Kwahus. All these Akan tribes still hold their territories just like they did back in the olden days, it was the British that drew that useless map the seems to put the whole of the Akan territories under Asante, that is total misinformation.