Understand Kumasi, Asante Culture and the Ashanti Region
What do you know about Kumasi and Asante culture, and how much of the story has ever been explained to you?
Explore Kumasi shares the history, culture, language, traditions, places, and cultural systems of Kumasi, Asanteman, and Ghana’s Ashanti Region.
Through cultural knowledge, historical sources, and lived accounts, we explain the stories behind them, including where accounts differ and what we are still learning.
Understand the Culture. Know the History. Pass It On.
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From Kwaman to Asanteman: How the Asante Kingdom Began
Ask when Asante history began, and the answer usually lands on Osei Tutu. That skips Kwaman, the older state…
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Katamanso War (1826): Why Asante Lost One of Its Most Important Battles
The Katamanso War of 1826 was one of the most important military defeats in Asante history. The battle, also…
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Battle Of Feyiase: How Asante Defeated Denkyira And Gained Independence
If you spend time in Kumasi and the Ashanti Region, you soon hear one name again and again: Feyiase….
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To EXPLORE KUMASI
A place to understand Asante culture, history, and the stories behind them.
Explore Kumasi brings together stories, cultural knowledge, historical sources, and lived accounts from Kumasi, Asanteman, and the wider Ashanti Region.
We explain traditions, language, leadership, symbols, places, and cultural systems so the knowledge can be understood, remembered, and passed on.
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