Christian Schiønning was a governor of the Danish Gold Coast

Danish Gold Coast

The Danish Gold Coast was a part of the Gold Coast , which is on the West African Gulf of Guinea...

, a Danish Crown Colony. He governed from the colony's capital, Fort Christiansborg.

Schiønning as governor

In 1811, during his term as governor, Schiønning was forced to pay a ransom of one hundred ounces of gold to the Empire of Ashanti for the release of the commandant of Fort Konigenstein, the Danish fort at Ada, who had helped Know Saffatchi, king of the Akwapim, escape from the army of Apoko, an Ashanti general under Asantehene Osei Bonsu

Osei Bonsu

Osei Bonsu was the Asantehene . He reigned from 1804 to 1824. During his reign the Ashanti fought the Fante confederation and ended up dominating Gold Coast trade...

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