WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Today, most Ashanti live in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. They are primarily farmers, growing cocoa for export and yams, plantains, and other produce for local consumption.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ashanti Empire was a pre-colonial West African state that emerged in the 17th century in what is now Ghana. The Ashanti or Asante were an ethnic subgroup of the Akan-speaking people, and were composed of small chiefdoms.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Ashanti are an important people in the modern-day state of Ghana. During the seventeenth century, they were united under an Asantehene, or king, in a powerful empire. The Asantehene is said to get his power from the Golden Stool, which is the most important symbol of their culture.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Asante (Ashantis) constitute the largest of the various subgroups of the Akan, who trace their origins partly to Bono-Manso and Techiman, in present-day Brong Ahafo Region. They constitute 14.8 per cent of all Ghanaians by birth, and 30.1 per cent of the total Akan population of 8, 562, 748 in the country.