Opoku Ware I

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Opoku Ware I was an influential 18th-century Asantehene (king) of the Ashanti Empire who significantly expanded and consolidated Ashanti power in West Africa.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Opoku Ware I canonical 4

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century ruler ⓘ
Asantehene ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Opoku Ware the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace Royal Mausoleum of the Ashanti (Bantama) NERFINISHED ⓘ
capitalOfRealm Kumasi NERFINISHED ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 18th century ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Ashanti Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture Ashanti culture ⓘ
deathPlace Ashanti Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup Ashanti NERFINISHED ⓘ
expandedInto Akyem territories NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bono territories NERFINISHED ⓘ
Denkyira territories NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName Opoku Ware I NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced military organization of the Ashanti Empire ⓘ
political structure of the Ashanti Empire ⓘ
regional balance of power in West Africa ⓘ
language Akan NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor centralization of Ashanti administration ⓘ
consolidation of Ashanti political power ⓘ
expansion of the Ashanti Empire ⓘ
military campaigns in West Africa ⓘ
strengthening of the Golden Stool institution ⓘ
partOf history of Ghana ⓘ
placeOfRule Kumasi NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld Asantehene of the Ashanti Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor Osei Tutu I NERFINISHED ⓘ
pursuedPolicy centralization of authority under the Asantehene ⓘ
control of regional trade routes ⓘ
territorial expansion ⓘ
realm Ashanti Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
region West Africa ⓘ
reignEnd c. 1750 ⓘ
reignStart c. 1720 ⓘ
religion Akan traditional religion NERFINISHED ⓘ
royalHouse Oyoko dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
strengthened Ashanti confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor Kusi Obodom NERFINISHED ⓘ
title Asantehene NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ashanti → notableRuler → Opoku Ware I ⓘ
Osei Tutu I → successor → Opoku Ware I ⓘ
Ashanti people → notableLeader → Opoku Ware I ⓘ