WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -2) The name “Ghana” means “warrior king” in the Soninke language. The name “Ghana” means “warrior king” in the Soninke language: The name “Ghana” was adopted when the country gained independence in 1957, inspired by the ancient Ghana Empire that existed in West Africa from the 6th to the 13th century.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ghana Empire is an empire that existed in West Africa from 830 C.E. to 1235 C.E. The word ‘’Ghana” means ‘’king of gold. ‘’ Other names of the Ghana Empire include Wagadou and Awkar. The Kingdom of Ghana ruled over a large part of Western Sudan (West Africa).

Detailed explanation-3: -Ghana means “king” and was the title accorded to the kings of the medieval Ghana Empire in West Africa-not to be confused with today’s Ghana, for the empire was further north, in modern-day Mali, Senegal and southern Mauritania, as well as in the region of Guinea.

Detailed explanation-4: -King OkaiKoi was a warrior king who formed the Akwashong, supreme military command, which provided the basis of renewal of Ga-Dangme military power.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the 1930s, the Asantehene title was restored as a figurehead sovereign. Today, the Ashanti Kingdom, exists as a constitutionally protected, sub-national traditional state in union with the Republic of Ghana. The current king of the Asante Empire is Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Asantehene.