List of rulers of the Akan states of Akwamu and Twifo-Heman

List of Rulers of the Akan (Bron) state of Akwamu (formerly Twifo-Heman)

Territory comprised part of present-day southern Ghana

Tenure Incumbent Notes
Akwamuhenes (Rulers)
Twifo-Heman
c.1480 to c.1500Agyen Kokobo, AkwamuheneFounder of Twifo-Heman
c.1500 to c.1520Ofusu Kwabi, Akwamuhene
c.1520 to c.1540Oduro, Akwamuhene
c.1540 to c.1560Ado, Akwamuhene
Akwamu
c.1560 to c.1575Otumfo Asare, AkwamuheneFounder of the Akwamu State, with capital at Asaremankesse
c.1575 to c.1585Akotia, AkwamuheneRelocated capital at Ayandawaase
c.1585 to c.1600Ansa Saseraku, Akwamuhene
(Ansa Saseraku I)
c.1600 to c.1620Ansa Saseraku, Akwamuhene
(Ansa Saseraku II)
c.1620 to c.1640Ansa Saseraku, Akwamuhene
(Ansa Saseraku III)
c.1640 to c.1660Abuako Dako, Akwamuhene
c.1660 to c.1680Afera Kuma, Akwamuhene
c.1680 to 1702Manukure, Akwamuhene
1702 to 1726Akwano Panyini, Akwamuhene
1726 to 1734Dako Booman, Akwamuhene
1734Conquest by the Akyem peoples

See also

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