Shocking History: The Ahanta's Otumfuo vs Ashanti's Otumfuo..Obiri Boahen Sparks New Dabate 

It’s interesting how Ghana’s history has been tampered. Long before bond of 1844, there was Butre treaty signed by Ahanta in 1656

​@@dr_eghanthat is accurate.

Exactly. Ahanta kingdom was in Existence as far back as 1300s before even the Asante as a kingdom would come into existence around 1600. You people have always twisted history to make it always seem like Ashanti is the only tribe with history in Ghana

@respectrespect6754, I would like to clarify a historical point regarding the 1300s. During that period, there was no established Ahanta kingdom nor substantive people called Ahanta/Nyinda. The Ahanta, also known as Nyinda, which means "twin sister or brother of Anyi," share a common ancestry with the Anyis and the Apolos (who officially adopted the name Nzema around 1921). Historically, the people of "Bentinlebo" (modern-day Beyin) had a recognized king named Tumivol3 Kerma, and also the king of the Anyin/Sangwis Ano Asaman II, who oversaw the Anyis. At that time, Nyinda had not yet emerged as a distinct group from the Anyis, which only happened in the mid-15th century. There were internal conflicts within the kingship between the Anyis and those later called Nzemaa (also known as Apolo by the Portuguese). This conflict arose because the Apolos believed their seat at Beyin was the oldest and deserved prominence, while the Anyis, supported by the Sangwis, believed that Ano Asaman II's lineage was the rightful successor to Ano Asaman I. This dispute led to the first civil war among these groups, specifically between the Apolos/Nzema and the Anyi (with the Sangwis). The buffer zone between these groups resulted in the formation of the Nyindas, with most of them being Anyis and a few Apolos from old Nvuma (now Discove/Diskove and neighboring villages), Shama (formerly Sima/Zima), and several small towns in the Nyinda/Ahanta region up to present-day Axim/Axima. This area remained a buffer that could not be directly claimed by the Nzimas, even if they had historical ties to it, until the Nyinda/Ahanta became prominent in the mid to late 16th century. Due to the continuous buffer between the Anyis and the Apolos, neither group could exert direct control. During this period, a major war occurred, marking the first time the Apolos invited the Akwamus to aid them against the Anyi, Wassa, and Adwira coalition, which opposed the seat at Beyin. When the Portuguese arrived, the Zima/Shama people rejected them. This was when the Nzimas got their name "Apolo," as the Portuguese sighted them on the day of Apolo. The Portuguese settled in the Wassa-dominated coast (which included the Fantes until the Wassas moved inland, probably by the order of Denkyirahene). The vacuum between the Anyi and Nzema/Apolo became a zone of free states and towns. These areas inadvertently became peacemakers and key players. The arrival of the Europeans, whose settlements were in this buffer zone (Axim and its surroundings, and elmina areas), significantly altered the balance of power. Without European intervention, the Anyis and the Wassas, who were more numerous than the Nzemaa, might have maintained dominance. Treaties signed by the Nyindas and the people of Axema/Axim with the Europeans, and their friendliness towards the Europeans, directly impacted the Apolo people and angered the king of Apolonia in Beyin. The seat at Beyin attempted to annex Axim fully in the mid-1600s but was met with strong resistance. However, a century or two later, the Apolos eventually subdued Axim and the neighboring towns. So by the time of the Dutch/Deutsch and the Danes and finally the English, Axim and its surrounding became like the regional capital and the title Ahanta was used administratively as the name of the Province of the whole area not necessarily as a kingdom (as negotiations were usually and solely made between chiefs of the buffer zones - until the various attacks of the chief of the apolos became notorious). So Ahanta or Nyinda became a substantive state from 16th century. And indeed they became a recognized power as described above until the demise of Badu Bonsu II reign in early to mid 19th century. There is a need for a comprehensive historical and evidentiary book on the genesis of the kingdoms of Western Ghana, as many details are not widely known.

@respectrespect6754, I would like to clarify a historical point regarding the 1300s. During that period, there was no established Ahanta kingdom nor substantive people called Ahanta/Nyinda. The Ahanta, also known as Nyinda, which means "twin sister or brother of Anyi," share a common ancestry with the Anyis and the Apolos (who officially adopted the name Nzema around 1921). Historically, the people of "Bentinlebo" (modern-day Beyin) had a recognized king named Tumivol3 Kerma, and also the king of the Anyin/Sangwis Ano Asaman II, who oversaw the Anyis. At that time, Nyinda had not yet emerged as a distinct group from the Anyis, which only happened in the mid-15th century. There were internal conflicts within the kingship between the Anyis and those later called Nzemaa (also known as Apolo by the Portuguese). This conflict arose because the Apolos believed their seat at Beyin was the oldest and deserved prominence, while the Anyis, supported by the Sangwis, believed that Ano Asaman II's lineage was the rightful successor to Ano Asaman I. This dispute led to the first civil war among these groups, specifically between the Apolos/Nzema and the Anyi (with the Sangwis). The buffer zone between these groups resulted in the formation of the Nyindas, with most of them being Anyis and a few Apolos from old Nvuma (now Discove/Diskove and neighboring villages), Shama (formerly Sima/Zima), and several small towns in the Nyinda/Ahanta region up to present-day Axim/Axima. This area remained a buffer that could not be directly claimed by the Nzimas, even if they had historical ties to it, until the Nyinda/Ahanta became prominent in the mid to late 16th century. Due to the continuous buffer between the Anyis and the Apolos, neither group could exert direct control. During this period, a major war occurred, marking the first time the Apolos invited the Akwamus to aid them against the Anyi, Wassa, and Adwira coalition, which opposed the seat at Beyin. When the Portuguese arrived, the Zima/Shama people rejected them. This was when the Nzimas got their name "Apolo," as the Portuguese sighted them on the day of Apolo. The Portuguese settled in the Wassa-dominated coast (which included the Fantes until the Wassas moved inland, probably by the order of Denkyirahene). The vacuum between the Anyi and Nzema/Apolo became a zone of free states and towns. These areas inadvertently became peacemakers and key players. The arrival of the Europeans, whose settlements were in this buffer zone (Axim and its surroundings, and elmina areas), significantly altered the balance of power. Without European intervention, the Anyis and the Wassas, who were more numerous than the Nzemaa, might have maintained dominance. Treaties signed by the Nyindas and the people of Axema/Axim with the Europeans, and their friendliness towards the Europeans, directly impacted the Apolo people and angered the king of Apolonia in Beyin. The seat at Beyin attempted to annex Axim fully in the mid-1600s but was met with strong resistance. However, a century or two later, the Apolos eventually subdued Axim and the neighboring towns. So by the time of the Dutch/Deutsch and the Danes and finally the English, Axim and its surrounding became like the regional capital and the title Ahanta was used administratively as the name of the Province of the whole area not necessarily as a kingdom (as negotiations were usually and solely made between chiefs of the buffer zones - until the various attacks of the chief of the apolos became notorious). So Ahanta or Nyinda became a substantive state from 16th century. And indeed they became a recognized power as described above until the demise of Badu Bonsu II reign in early to mid 19th century. There is a need for a comprehensive historical and evidentiary book on the genesis of the kingdoms of Western Ghana, as many details are not widely known.

What exactly do you mean? It is baseless because he is not quoting from the Bible? You do believe the tower of Babel, Jonah and the Whale,etc etc etc just because you read those stories from the Bible.

@ypk7858 you can test the word of God in the Bible. On the olden days, when disease break out, example cholera, they didn't know, it's caused by bacterium called vibrio cholerae. Today we know it. Our fathers attributed it to spirits. If you are to to do scientific investigation, you realize that, they said those things for psychological reason of making other tribes think they are powerful.

One ghana, what's the word of God, I don't feel surprised since you are a black man with no respect for yourself. Where do Chinese, Japanese etc place your so-called word of God? Think twice and redeem yourself from the religion of the slave

Masa Masa if u don't know ask. Which tribe can put his hand on their chest and say they defeated Ashanti apart from the British

And did u hear him saying that the Ashanti kingdom is the first? This hatred will kill u ppl ooo😂😂😂😂

Learn bro

But u believed the stories in the Bible right? Smh

What u don’t know is that, our forefathers knew something we don’t know and they used that power to build our tribes, culture and heritage U are a joker

These are spiritual stuff but I know u wldnt understand it Technology? Like how

@@ckocnegyata1759 I know you believe in fairytales but not factual