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Seventy-Seven Laws

The Seventy-Seven Laws were a code of laws traditionally attributed to Okomfo Anokye, the priest associated with the founding of the Ashanti Empire. Accounts of the Ashanti Empire describe them as a codified constitution for the new state. They were promulgated alongside the establishment of the Golden Stool as the symbol of Asante unity.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Seventy-Seven Laws. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/seventy-seven-laws
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“Seventy-Seven Laws.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/seventy-seven-laws. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Seventy-Seven Laws.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/seventy-seven-laws.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Seventy-Seven Laws’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/seventy-seven-laws (Accessed: ).

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