Ghana’s Ashanti Empire unifies under the Golden Stool
The Asante Kingdom took shape in the late 17th century, when Osei Tutu and the priest Okomfo Anokye united the Akan peoples of what is now south-central Ghana under a single sacred symbol: the Golden Stool. Archaeology at Asantemanso shows the roots ran deeper still, with continuous occupation since at least the 9th century — a reminder that West African state-building was a long, homegrown story.