Denkyra
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Denkyira was a powerful nation of Akan people that existed before the 1620s, in what is now modern-day Ghana.
Establishment
January 1621: Denkyira was a powerful nation of Akan people that existed before the 1620s, in what is now modern-day Ghana.
January 1621: Renomination of Denkyira.
Chronology
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1. Events
January 1651: Establishment of Sefwi in Ghana.
August 1656: After the Dutch managed to dislodge the Swedes from Butre and began building Fort Batenstein at that site, the leaders of the Dutch West India Company thought it beneficial to negotiate a treaty with the local political leadership in order to establish a peaceful long-term relationship in the area. The local Ahanta leaders found it equally beneficial to enter into such an agreement, and thus on 27 August 1656, the Treaty of Butre was signed. This treaty established a Dutch protectorate in the area.
January 1671: Ashanti political organization was originally centered on clans headed by a paramount chief or Amanhene.One particular clan, the Oyoko, settled in the Ashanti's sub-tropical forest region, establishing a center at Kumasi. The Ashanti became tributaries of another Akan state, Denkyira.
Disestablishment
January 1702: The Ashanti Kingdom utterly defeated them at the Battle of Feyiase, proclaiming its independence in 1701.
