Describe the political organization of Asante Empire in the pre-colonial period

      

Describe the political organization of Asante Empire in the pre-colonial period

  

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- It was headed by King Asantehene who had powers to control all activities within the kingdom
- The kingdom had several metropolitans surrounding the nuclear Kumasi and were ruled by
Omanhenes
- The kingdom was unified by Odwira festival hence making the Kingdom to grow compactly.
- The Kingdom had strong warriors that protected the Kingdom against external attacks.
- The Kingdom had smaller vassal states which were captured from other Kingdoms and
chiefdoms.
- The vassal state paid tribute to Asantahene.
monica20 answered the question on October 9, 2017 at 08:53


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