Adanse
Adansi State Adanse | |||||||||||||||
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| c. 13th century–1701 | |||||||||||||||
| Status | Former kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Capital | Adansemanso (ancestral) Fomena (political) Akrokerri (royal/ritual) | ||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Twi (Adanse dialect) | ||||||||||||||
| Religion | Akan religion | ||||||||||||||
| Government | Clan-based confederation; later elective chieftaincy | ||||||||||||||
| Adansehene | |||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
• Initial permanent settlement at Adansemanso | c. 393–800 CE | ||||||||||||||
• Formation of Adansi as a centralized Akan state | c. 13th century | ||||||||||||||
| 1659 | |||||||||||||||
| 1701 | |||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Ashanti Region Ghana | ||||||||||||||
Adanse or Adansi is one of the earliest Akan states, located in the southern part of present-day Ashanti Region, Ghana. Widely regarded in oral tradition as a spiritual and ancestral homeland of many Akan polities, Adansi was an early center of gold production, regional trade, and clan-based governance. Traditionally considered the eldest among the five principal Akan states (Akan Piesie Anum), it played a foundational role in the formation of later polities such as Denkyira, Akyem, Assin, and the Asante Empire.