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  1. Prempeh I - Wikipedia

    • Prempeh I (Otumfuo Nana Prempeh I; 18 December 1870 – 12 May 1931) was the thirteenth king ruler of the Ashanti Empire and the Oyoko Abohyen Dynasty. King Prempeh I ruled from March 26, 1888 until his death in 1931, and fought an Ashanti war against Britain in 1895-6. See more

    Biography

    King Asantehene Prempeh I's original throne name was Prince Kwaku Dua III Asamu of the Ashanti Empire. … See more

    Reign

    In 1888 Prince Prempeh ascended the throne, using the name Kwaku Dua III. His kingship was beset by difficulties from the very onset of his reign. He began the defending of Ashanti from Britain and when Prempeh I … See more

    Born18 December 1870 · Kumasi, Ashanti Empire
    Died12 May 1931 (aged 60)
    HouseOyoko
    Death

    Upon Prempeh's death on 12 May 1931, he was succeeded by his heir apparent Prempeh II as Asantehene. He was buried in Kumasi. See more

    Further reading

    • Walter Hansen (in German):Der Wolf, der nie schläft-Das abenteuerliche Leben des Lord Baden-Powell, published by Herder Freiburg-Basel-Vienna, 1985, p. 162 (Gruß, Pfiff und System der kleinen Gruppe) and p. 124, p. 1… See more

     
  1. Prempeh was the late 19th-century Asante king, often known as the "Asantehene," who resisted British pressure to incorporate his realm into the growing protectorate of the Gold Coast.
    www.ghanaweb.com/blogs/zeqblog/Celebrating-Pr…
    Prempeh was the Asante king, or “Asantehene”, of the late 19th Century who resisted British demands that his territory be swallowed up into the expanding Gold Coast protectorate.
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    Asantehene Prempeh I was in exile in the Seychelles for 24 years following his surrender of the Kingdom and his arrest in 1896. Born Prince Kwaku Dua III in 1870, Prempeh I was the 13th ruler to ascend to the Golden Stool at the age of 18 and after his ascension onto the throne, he began an active campaign aimed at defending Ashanti sovereignty.
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  2. Asantehene Agyeman Prempe I, Asante History, and …

    May 13, 2014 · For long Asantehene Agyeman Prempe I (1888-1931) has had a curious, almost unenviable reputation that is in many respects undeserving. His memory in both oral and written records is one that is inexorably linked to the …

  3. PREMPEH I - The Encyclopaedia Africana Project

    Apr 17, 2023 · Prempeh I (circa 1872-1931) was the Asantehene (ruler of the Asante) from 1888-1931. His reign was perhaps the most dramatic, the most eventful and the most tragic of any of the reigns in Asante history.

  4. The Exile of Prempeh in the Seychelles - Kreol Magazine

    Jun 4, 2012 · Prempeh I, the king of the Ashanti, or the Asantehene as he was known in the Gold Coast, was exiled by the British to the Seychelles in 1896. He was a victim of the feverish acquisition of territory that later became known as …

  5. Prempeh I: The Last Asantehene Before British …

    Oct 14, 2016 · Prempeh I was the Asantehene (King) of the Kingdom of Ashanti. He was born as Prince Kwaku Dua III Asamu of the Kingdom of Ashanti, and he took the name of Prempeh I upon ascension on the throne at the young age of …

  6. Prempeh I: The 26-year-old King who protected the …

    Dec 2, 2023 · Born Prince Kwaku Dua III in 1870, Prempeh I was the 13th ruler to ascend to the Golden Stool at the age of 18 and after his ascension onto the throne, he began an active campaign aimed at...

  7. Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh (1010L-1200L) | African Biographies

  8. A KING IN EXILE: Asantehene Nana Agyeman Prempeh in the …

  9. How Ghana’s King Prempeh I was exiled to

    Oct 16, 2022 · Asantehene Prempeh I was the 13th monarch of the Ashanti Empire of the Gold Coast. When he ascended to the throne around age 16, he changed his name from Prince Kwaku Dua Asamu III to...