Akyem Bosome

Akyem Bosome

Akyem Bosome describes a sub national traditional geo-political entity in present-day Ghana. It is the smallest of the three Akyem states, including Akyem Abuakwa and Akyem Kotoku, that form the Akyem Mansa --which is a nation-state of non-contiguous boundaries situated in the Eastern and Ashanti...

 describes a traditional geo political entity. A state with a non contiguous land mass that exists today in the Eastern and Ashanti region of Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

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The capital of the present date nation state of Akyem Bosome is Akyem Swedru.

It was founded in 1831 through a purchase of land by Bosompem Ntow II from the family of Barim Atwere of Aduasa.

After the acquisition of the land by Bosompem Ntow II, the Bosome people then migrated from the area around present day lake Bosomtwi to take possession of the land.

List of Rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Bosume 

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
Bosumehene (Rulers)
ante/c.1818 to post/c.1818	Nana Koragye Ampaw, Bosumehene
post/c.1818 to ante/c.1960	Nana Bosompem Ntow II]],
ante/c.1960 to post/c.1960	Nana Oware Agyekum II, Bosumehene

See also

• Akan
• Ghana
  Ghana
  Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
  
  
• Gold Coast
  Gold Coast (British colony)
  The Gold Coast was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa that became the independent nation of Ghana in 1957.-Overview:The first Europeans to arrive at the coast were the Portuguese in 1471. They encountered a variety of African kingdoms, some of which controlled substantial...
  
  
• Lists of Incumbents