Mankessim Kingdom
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The Mankessim Kingdom was a precolonial Fante state in what is now Ghana, serving as an important political and cultural center for the Fante people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mankessim Kingdom canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fante state
ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ precolonial African state ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fante chieftaincy system
ⓘ
Fante traditional religion ⓘ |
| capital | Mankessim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractices |
Akan matrilineal inheritance customs
ⓘ
Fante festivals ⓘ |
| culturalRole | important cultural center for the Fante people ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Fante people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceType | monarchical system with councils of elders ⓘ |
| governedBy | Fante chiefs ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | precolonial era ⓘ |
| influencedBy | broader Akan political and cultural traditions ⓘ |
| language | Fante ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Akan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
West Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Ghana ⓘ |
| modernLocation | Mankessim town in the Central Region of Ghana ⓘ |
| partOf | Fante Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | important political center for the Fante people ⓘ |
| precolonialStatus | major Fante settlement and power center before European colonization ⓘ |
| region | Central Region of present-day Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCenter | Fante shrines and sacred sites ⓘ |
| sovereigntyStatus | independent Fante state before British colonial rule ⓘ |
| successorState | British colonial administration in the Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork | coastal and inland trade in the Gold Coast region ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.