Osei Yaw Akoto

Osei Yaw Akoto (c.1800 – 21 February 1834), was the seventh King of the Ashanti Empire reigning from 1824 until his death on 21 February 1834.[1]

Osei Yaw Akoto
Asantehene of Asanteman; Kumasehene of Kumasi
King of the Kingdom of Ashanti
Reign1824 – 21 February 1834
Coronation1824
PredecessorOsei Bonsu
SuccessorKwaku Dua I
Bornc.1800
Kumasi, Kingdom of Ashanti
Died21 February 1834 (aged 34)
Kumasi, Kingdom of Ashanti
Burial
Names
Otumfuo Nana Osei Yaw Akoto
HouseHouse of Beretuo Dynasty

See also

References

  1. T. C. McCaskie, State and Society in Pre-Colonial Asante, Cambridge University Press, 2003, p. 69-70
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