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king and the queen mother are complementary. The
Asantehene is the public leader, guided by the advice of the Asantehemaa. She also takes care of domestic policy issues, such as the well-being of women and children or the management of conflicts between communities and chiefdoms. In addition, she holds a session with elders and linguists twice a week at the Kumasi Palace to resolve spiritual or cultural conflicts. Traditionally, the role of the Asantehemaa is to preserve Ashanti customs, rituals and identity
189:, was therefore the nephew of Kusi Obodom and also grandson of Osei Tutu I. However, the genealogy surrounding Akua Afriyie was likely rewritten by Konadu Yaadom in order to erase Akyaama's existence and extend Konadu Yaadom's rule and influence. During the reign of Kusi Obodom, Dutch reports speak in 1758 of Akyaama, as Asantehemaa, which means that Akua Afriyie no longer ruled as queen. Her reign came to an end around the 1750s.
152:, which establishes the structure and functions of the Queen Mother according to the tradition provided by the Oyoko clan. After the founding of the Ashanti Empire, she also obtained a black and silver stool. This seat comes from the previous Queen Mother of Oyoko and is integrated into the hierarchical restructuring carried out by Osei Tutu and
128:, who was banished from the throne following a dynastic conflict, and further erased from oral tradition. Historian Thomas McCaskie's concluded that there was genealogical manipulation aimed at legitimizing children conceived out of wedlock, adopted children as well as dismissing and erasing the existence of people banished from the clan.
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Asantehemaa is chosen by the Asantehene in the royal lineage, among the oldest women. It is therefore not systematically the king's mother or an heir. She is considered the royal genealogist and is responsible for determining the legitimacy of members of the royal lineage. The functions of the
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Asantehemaa occupies a central position in the Ashanti political system since she regulates the legitimacy of successors and guarantees respect for customs and traditions in the actions of the Asantehene. The role of the Asantehemaa is therefore major in the choice of a successor when
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carved and decorated with gold. Although there are also queen mothers within the chiefdoms and states internal to the
Ashanti state, the title of Asantehemaa is only given to the queen mother designated to rule alongside the Asantehene. This forms a pyramidal political model whose two supreme
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She reigned from the 1750s until her banishment in 1770. She was theoretically
Asantehemaa but her banishment caused her dynastic erasure. Her reign was characterized by a succession of dynastic conflicts. Her son, Osei Kwame Panyin is notably reclassified as a child
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Asantehemaa is linked to the traditional Akan system succession of patrilineal and matrilineal alternation . She may not necessarily be the mother of the heir or the king in office. The Asantehemaa have symbols dedicated to their authority and the most significant is a
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She was one of the last royals who survived the sacking of Kumasi in the early 18th century by
Ebrimoro, king of Aowin. Nketia was the daughter of Kyirama, sister of Osei Tutu I and she was the mother
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She also regulates community conflicts that involve women and can intervene in the event of domestic problems between a man and a woman. She represents the supreme authority for these matters.
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She was the daughter of Nketia Ntim Abamo. Akua married Owusu
Afriyie, a son of Osei Tutu I, and probably ascended to the throne of Asantehemaa in the 1740s. Her son,
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descent. In areas of Ghana where Akan culture is predominant, each town has a chief and a queen mother who rule alongside the modern political system.
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