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What factors led to the decline of Asante empire?

Outline the factors for the decline/collapse of Asante empire?

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John
1. Osei Tutu was forced to grant southern states independence leading others to also ask for freedom

2. Arrest and sending away of Prempe to exile led to its eventual collapse

3. Vassal states were not fully incorporated into the kingdom

4. The decline of trade due to strained relations with the British and Fante

5. The Kingdom had grown too large for the rulers to control it effectively

6. The British supported their enemies, the fante, in fighting against them

7. Constant rebellions by re-assert their independence

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Internal factors:

Opuku Ware failed to incorporate the conquered areas in the Asante union as his predecessors had done
The death of Opuku Ware in 1750, meant that there was no immediate personality to unify the kingdom. This was followed by a long period of rebellion

External factors:
The traditional rivals of the Asante, the Fante enlisted the support of the British in a number of wars in the nineteenth century leading to the defeat of the Asante in 1894.
In 1896, the British occupied the Asante Empire and arrested the Asantehene. A British protectorate was declared over the area in 1900
johnmulu answered the question on February 6, 2017 at 13:42

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