Abankeseso () was the capital of the state of
Denkyira
Denkyira was a powerful nation of Akan people that existed before the 1620s, in what is now modern-day Ghana. Like all Akans, they originated from Bono state. Before 1620, Denkyira was called Agona. The ruler of the Denkyira was called Denkyirah ...
in the 1690s, in part of what is today
Ghana
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In 1692
Dutch,
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and
Brandenburg
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er traders traveled to Abankeseso and set up trading relations with the Denkyirahene
Boamponsem Boamponsem (died 1694) was a Denkyirahene, or ruler of the Denkyira people, from the 1650s until his death in 1694.
Denkyira was an African nation that existed in Ghana before the United Kingdom incorporated the Gold Coast into the British Empire. ...
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Sources
*McCaskie, T. C. "Denkyira in the Making of Asante c. 1660-1720" ''The Journal of African History'' vol. 48 (2007) no. 1, p. 1
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