239:, before becoming Asanteman and still subservient to the Denkyira Empire: Dwabeng was responsible for the firewood of Denkyerahene; Nsuta is responsible for the red clay; Mampong was responsible for the cotton fibers for cloth making; Kwamanhene(Kwaman now Kumasi) had to send one of His maidservant annually to the Denkyerahene to nurse his nieces and nephew(future heirs to the Denkyera stool). The messenger of Denkyerahene Ntim Gyakari was sent to collect these various tributes from these five towns. Kwamanhene Obiri Yeboah was an uncle of Osei Tutu, Osei Tutu was sent to Denkyera for training. During the battle of Feyiase in 1701 between the newly formed Asante state, it was the Dwabenhene who caught Ntim Gyakari on the battlefield while the Commander-in-Chief of this war was Nana Boahene Anantuo, the Mamponhene. But Ntim Gyakari was captured alive by Dwabenhene Nana Adaakwaa Yiadom. After the battle, he was sent to Kumasi, where he was beheaded. His head was taken by the Asantehene, his legs by the Mamponhene, and his fingers by the Juabenhene. Ntim Gyakari's fingers or
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control of said lands. Nana Osei took possession of his towns, drums, villages. This was only the beginning of his expansion of
Dwabeng rulership. At a later date, Nana Dwabenhene questioned Boama Kokoo about whether there were any other people or Chiefs who shared a common boundary with him. Boama Kokoo told him that there is one chief, by name Ofinam, the Nkuokromhene, his lands too were taken after his death. So was the lands of the Adumanhene, to which was the ancestor of Nsutahene and the lands of the Brebemo, Nsusohene; the Kyekewerehene; Bomfahene Mmonh Diawuo and of Hemanhene Owusu Biremprong, whilst driving him away from Sekyere.
228:, that originally came together against the then reigning empire of Denkyira. The 1st Dwabenhene is believed to be from Asumegya Asantemanso and the ancestress of this stool is called Aberewa Ampim. It was Aberewa Ampim who came with her own retinue of advisors and elders from Asumegya Asantemanso. At this time it is said that there is no stool whatsoever attached to the Dwabeng state. Whilst coming she settled at Otikurom Dwabeng Mma a term for all of Dwabeng, she stayed in Dwabeng for about four or five years. She had lots of children -many which migrated- and one son called Aketewa(meaning
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is a certain Fetish, by name Denteh, now at Dwaben, which was captured from Krachi as a result of this war. It is said that this Fetish predicted that the Krachi Chief could not fight with the powerful Chief
Akraase after the war the Fetish announced that he had seen that Juabenhene was a powerful Chief; whenever he went to the war he would follow him. It is said there is a horn attached to the Stool which was captured by Akraase. It is blown when Juabenhene is taking the field for war, in the Abeng language (Asante horn communication a pattern of tonal shifts similar to Morse code, says:
429:, her grandmother told her that she descended from Dwaben (pronounced "Juaben") and that her grandmother (known as "Granny Dabas") was a captive from Juaben. Granny Dabas's name was Boahemaa. In 1924 she met J. B. Danquah in London and told him her grandmother's story and Danquah confirmed to her that Dwaben is in fact an Asante city-state. Fifteen years later she also met another Ghanaian Barrister Kwabena Kese. In 1946, Barrister Kese took Mrs Garvey to Juaben leading to the verification of her Granny Dabas' account and would later adopt the name Akosua Boahemaa. She would also meet
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