Evidently, the story of one of the Yoruba kingdom’s first princesses, Moremi Ajasoro, is fascinating …
Read More »Kwaku Dua I: 8th King of Ashanti Empire [1797 – 1867]
Kwaku Dua Panin (born Fredua Agyeman; c. 1797 – 27 April 1867) was the Ashanti Empire’s eighth Asantehene from 25 August 1834 until his death on 27 April 1867. From 1818 to 1819, Prince Kwaku Dua fought against the Gyaman, a state 200 kilometers (120 miles) north of Kumasi, and distinguished himself in battle by commanding a division in the …
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