Osei Kwame Panyin

Osei Kwame Panyin (1765-180?) Was from 1777 to 1801 (according to other sources 1789 or 1803) the 5th Asantehene (ruler) of the aspiring kingdom of the Ashanti in present-day Ghana .

Kwame Panyin continued the political reforms of his predecessor Osei Kwadwo , the so-called "Kwadwoschen reforms". As a result of these reforms, most incumbents in the Ashanti Empire were determined by the Asantehene on the basis of merit and ability rather than heredity, thus increasing the Asantehene's power. Kwame Panyin's reign ended with his deposition, flight to Dwaben and subsequent exile. The exact circumstances are controversial. One of the charges related to alleged plans to introduce Islamic law in the Ashanti Empire; For example, he is said to have forbidden human sacrifices at various rites.

Individual evidence

^ Basil Davidson : A History of West Africa. 1000 - 1800. New revised edition, 2nd impression. Longman London 1977, ISBN 0-582-60340-4 , p. 247 ( The Growth of African Civilization ).
^ Ivor Wilks: Asante in the Nineteenth Century. The Structure and Evolution of a Political Order. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 1989, ISBN 0-521-20463-1 , p. 253 ( African Studies Series 13) s. here

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME	Panyin, Osei Kwame
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Asantehene (ruler) of the Kingdom of Ashanti
DATE OF BIRTH	18th century
DATE OF DEATH	19th century

[1] Basil Davidson : A History of West Africa. 1000 - 1800. New revised edition, 2nd impression. Longman London 1977, ISBN 0-582-60340-4 , p. 247 ( The Growth of African Civilization ).

[2] Ivor Wilks: Asante in the Nineteenth Century. The Structure and Evolution of a Political Order. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 1989, ISBN 0-521-20463-1 , p. 253 ( African Studies Series 13) s. here