Kofi Karikari (–)

Cameron Duodu Martin Cameron Duodu (born 24 May 1937)''Africa Who's Who'', London: Africa Journal for Africa Books Ltd, 1981, pp. 349–50. is a United Kingdom-based Ghanaian novelist, journalist, editor and broadcaster. After publishing a novel, ''The Gab Boys ...

"Obituary of Beryl Karikari"
''The Guardian'', 5 March 2007. was the tenth

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of the

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, and grandnephew of

Kwaku Dua I Kwaku Dua Panin (born Fredua Agyeman; – 27 April 1867) was the eighth Asantehene of the Ashanti Empire from 25 August 1834 until his death. Early life Prince Kwaku Dua took part in the fighting against the Gyaman, a state north of Kum ...

, whose sudden death in April 1867 sparked internal strife about the succession. Kofi Karikari was chosen by electoral majority,"Kofi Karikari (1937–1884)"
in Harold E. Raugh, ''The Victorians at War, 1815–1914: An Encyclopedia of British Military History'', ABC-CLIO, 2004, pp. 203–204. reigning from 28 May 1867 until his forced abdication on 26 October 1874.T. C. McCaskie, ''State and Society in Pre-Colonial Asante'', Cambridge University Press, 2003, pp. 69–70. Karikari was the son of

Afua Kobi Afua Kobi ( fl. 1834–1884) was an ''asantehemaa'' of the Ashanti Empire. Afua Kobi, an Asante ruler in the Asante Kingdom in present day Ghana, was an "''asantehemaa"'', that refers to a "queen mother". She informed the Asante royal council to a ...

. A notable achievement of Karikari was the intentional neglect of the armed forces, a step taken to avoid the escalation of war. A golden trophy head, owned by Karikari, was among many items "pillaged from the royal mausoleum in

Kumasi Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is the ...

by a

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'expedition' in the 1880s, can be found at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Karikari, Kofi 1830s births 1880s deaths 19th-century monarchs in Africa Ashanti monarchs Date of birth unknown Date of death unknown People from Kumasi