Nana Oti Akenten

Nana Oti Akenten (ruled 1630 – 1660) was the Asantehene — the ruler of the Asante — from the Oyoko clan of the now-disbanded Asante Kingdom which occupied parts of what is now Ghana.[1][2] Nana Oti was the brother of Nana Kobia Antwi and their mother was Antwiwaa Nyame. Nana Oti sent his hunter called Bofoo Nyame on a trip and he discovered that the Agona family has already settled in a place called Kwaebrem which was later called Kwaabre. The hunter found out that the land was fertile and came to inform Nana Oti. The ruler and his family with some of his subjects decided to buy that part of the land from Agonaba Obaapanyin Adwoa Nkra Wiri and this settlement was later named Kumasi.[3] It was under his regime that a series of military operations against other Akan states came into alliance with the Asantes.[4] During his reign, there was a trend towards Ashanti military unification.[5]

References

"Politics & History - AFRICA". politics-history.mozello.com. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
"History of Asante". Ghanaian Press.
Kambon, Okunini Ọbádélé. "History of Rulers and Kings of Asante". Abibitumi.com - Communiversity. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
"Pre-colonial history of Ghana". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
Briggs, Philip (2014). Ghana. Bradt Travel Guides Ltd. p. 354. ISBN 978-1-84162-478-5. The trend towards Ashanti military unification is thought to have emerged under Otumfuo Nana Oti Akenten, who became the fourth Oyoko Abohyen chief c1630. Some oral traditions claim that the capital had already relocated to Kwaaman by this time, and that it was Oti Akenten who initiated the move to Kumasi about 20 years into his reign. More likely, however, is that Asantemanso was still the capital when Oti Akenten was enstooled, and that it was either he or his successor Otumfuo Nana Obiri Yeboa who relocated to Kwaaman c1660.

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[1] "Politics & History - AFRICA". politics-history.mozello.com. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[2] "History of Asante". Ghanaian Press.

[3] Kambon, Okunini Ọbádélé. "History of Rulers and Kings of Asante". Abibitumi.com - Communiversity. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[4] "Pre-colonial history of Ghana". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06.

[Briggs-5] Briggs, Philip (2014). Ghana. Bradt Travel Guides Ltd. p. 354. ISBN 978-1-84162-478-5. The trend towards Ashanti military unification is thought to have emerged under Otumfuo Nana Oti Akenten, who became the fourth Oyoko Abohyen chief c1630. Some oral traditions claim that the capital had already relocated to Kwaaman by this time, and that it was Oti Akenten who initiated the move to Kumasi about 20 years into his reign. More likely, however, is that Asantemanso was still the capital when Oti Akenten was enstooled, and that it was either he or his successor Otumfuo Nana Obiri Yeboa who relocated to Kwaaman c1660.