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Opoku Ware I
Opoku Ware I was the Asantehene, or ruler of the Ashanti Empire, from about 1720 to 1750, succeeding Osei Tutu. His campaigns greatly expanded the empire's territory. Accounts of the Ashanti Empire note that Dutch observers reported Asante armies of 50,000 men in the field during his campaigns.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Opoku Ware I. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/opoku-ware-i
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