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Kingdom of Asebu
Origins
Asebu was a small Fante kingdom on the coast east of Cape Coast, with its port at Moree. It existed by the time Portuguese traders arrived in the late 15th century and resented Portuguese control of the gold trade from Elmina.
Rule and society
Seeking new partners, Asebu's ruler sent envoys to the Dutch Republic in 1611, and in 1612 the Dutch built Fort Nassau at Moree, their first fort on the Gold Coast. Asebu then grew rich on gold and later the slave trade, while competing with neighbouring Fetu and the Fante states.
Decline and legacy
Asebu was absorbed into the wider Fante group of states in the 18th century and joined the alliances against the Ashanti Empire. It came under British rule with the creation of the Gold Coast Colony in 1874 and remains a traditional area in Ghana.
Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.
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- Kingdom of Asebu was a protectorate of Gold Coast Colony1874 CE – 1957 CE
Cite this page
- APA
- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kingdom of Asebu. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kingdom-of-asebu
- MLA
- “Kingdom of Asebu.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kingdom-of-asebu. Accessed .
- Chicago
- The Epoch Institute. “Kingdom of Asebu.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kingdom-of-asebu.
- Harvard
- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Kingdom of Asebu’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kingdom-of-asebu (Accessed: ).
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