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‘The History of Ashanti Kings and the whole country itself’ and Other Writings by Nana Agyeman Prempeh I; Otumfuo; A. Adu Boahen; Emmanuel Akyeampong; Nancy Lawler; T.C. McCaskie; Ivor Wilks; Kwaku Dua Asamu

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The History of Ashanti Kings and the Whole Country Itself is a key text for understanding the history of the great West African kingdom of Asante (now in Ghana). It is also an early--and perhaps the earliest--example of history writing in English by an African ruler and his amanuenses. It was begun in 1907 in the Seychelles on the instructions of the Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I, who had been in British captivity with his family since 1896, during which time he had acquired proficiency in English.