A league is a unit of length . It was common in Europe and Latin America , but is no longer an official unit in any nation. Derived from an ancient Celtic unit and adopted by the Romans as the leuga , the league became a common unit of measurement throughout western Europe. Since the Middle Ages, many values have been specified in several countries, ranging from 2.2 km (1.4 mi) to 7.9 km (4.9 mi).
24-677: Akwamu was a state set up by the Akwamu people in present-day Ghana. After migrating from Bono state , the Akan founders of Akwamu settled in Twifo-Heman . The Akwamu led an expansionist empire in the 17th and 18th centuries. At the peak of their empire, Akwamu extended 400 kilometres (250 mi) along the coast from Ouidah , Benin in the East to Winneba , Ghana, in the West. The Akwamu are one of
48-606: A distance of three leagues with trees. He has 600 officers at his court with numerous soldiers and much gold. Erik Tileman documented in the late 17th century that the capital was two Danish miles long and 160 feet wide as there was a single major street that contained the royal residence at the center of the city. The street was flanked with state buildings, courts, council buildings, stool and treasury houses as well as shrines. Nyanoase along with other metropolitan cities, contained large plantations; some of which were royal or state plantations. Taxes or tributes were paid occasionally by
72-455: A league is three nmi (3.452 mi; 5.556 km). English usage also included many of the other leagues mentioned below (for example, in discussing the Treaty of Tordesillas ). The French lieue — at different times — existed in several variants, namely 10,000, 12,000, 13,200 and 14,400 French feet , about 3.25 to 4.68 km (2.02 to 2.91 miles). It was used along with
96-575: A piece of land by the Guan and Kyerepon, the original settlers, to form the Akuapem state. Most of the present Akuapem still have their roots at Akwamufie, especially those bearing the names Addo and Akoto, who are from the Aduana family. According to Akwamu tradition, Otumfuo Ansa Sasraku I, also played an important role in the life of King Osei Kofi Tutu I of Ashanti by protecting him from Denkyira . It
120-470: Is different from Wikidata "Related ethnic groups" needing confirmation Articles using infobox ethnic group with image parameters League (unit) It may have originally represented, roughly, the distance a person could walk in an hour . The league was used in Ancient Rome , defined as 1½ Roman miles (7,500 Roman feet , modern 2.2 km or 1.4 miles). The origin
144-413: Is still used in the original sense of the distance that can be covered on foot in an hour, so that a league along a good road on level ground is a greater distance than a league on a difficult path over rough terrain. In Portugal , Brazil and other parts of the former Portuguese Empire , there were several units called league (Portuguese: légua ): The names of the several léguas referred to
168-401: Is the leuga Gallica (also: leu c a Callica ) , the league of Gaul . The Argentine league ( legua ) is 5.572 km (3.462 mi) or 6,666 varas : 1 vara is 0.83 m (33 in). On land, the league is most commonly defined as three miles (4.83 km), although the length of a mile could vary from place to place as well as depending on the era. At sea,
192-539: The pie (Spanish foot ) and on the precision of measurement, but was officially equivalent to 4,180 metres (2.6 miles ) before the legua was abolished by Philip II in 1568. It remains in use in parts of Latin America , where its exact meaning varies. In the early Hispanic settlements of New Mexico , Texas , California , and Colorado , a league was also a unit of area, defined as 25 million square varas or about 4,428.4 acres . This usage of league
216-520: The metric system for a while, but is long discontinued. A metric lieue was used in France from 1812 to 1840, with 1 metric lieue being exactly 4,000 m, or 4 km (about 2.5 mi). It is this unit that is referenced in both the title and the body text of Jules Verne 's novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870). In some rural parts of Mexico, the league (Spanish legua )
240-787: The 1720s a civil war in the Akwamu state caused great hardship. The victors sold most of the King's allies as slaves and they were transported to the Caribbean island of St. John . In 1733 they fomented a slave revolt on the island. In 1734 the Akwamus were defeated by the Akyem, Ga, Kyerepong, and the Dutch forces, and lost half of their empire. The Akwamus were pushed to Akwamufie, the location of their current capital. Asamankese and Nyanoase served as
264-568: The Akan state of Akuapem Rulers of the Akan state of Akuapem Okere Rulers of the Akan state of Akuapem Anafo Rulers of the Akan state of Akuapem Guan Rulers of Akwamu and Twifo-Heman Rulers of Akyem Abuakwa Rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Bosume Rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Kotoku Rulers of the Akan state of Assin Apimenem Rulers of the Akan state of Assin Atadanso Rulers of
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#1732766005618288-2333: The Akan state of Bono-Tekyiman Rulers of Denkyira Rulers of the Akan state of Dwaben Rulers of the Akan state of Manya Krobo Rulers of Gyaaman Rulers of the Fante Confederation Rulers of Asante Asantehene ( Manhyia Palace • Akan chieftaincy ) Political party New Patriotic Party (NPP) Culture Topics Akan Art Akan Goldweights Akan calendar Faiths Akan Religion ( Nyame ) Akan Judaism Deities Nyame Asasa Ya Abosom Anansi Music Hiplife Akan Drum Festivals Akwasidae Festival Ashanti Yam Festival Adae Festival Awukudae Festival Fancy Dress Festival Aboakyer Festival Akwambo Festival Apoo Festival Bakatue Festival Fetu Afahye Festival Fofie Yam Festival Gmayem Festival Kobine Festival Kundum Festival Mmoaninko Festival Geography ( Ashantiland Peninsula ) Geographic entities Akosombo ( Akosombo Dam • Kpong Dam ) Atewa Range ( Kwahu Plateau ) Birim River ( Pra River • Lake Bosumtwi ) Cape Three Points Bobowasi Island Dodi Island Territories Ashanti Brong-Ahafo Central Ashantiland Eastern Ashantiland Greater Accra Western Ashantiland Major settlements Kumasi ( Obuasi ) Historic states Efutu Akyem Bosome Abuakwa Kotoku Adanse Akuapem Akwamu Twifo-Heman Asen Mankessim Fante Dwabena Gyaaman Abron Bono Denkyira Ashanti Empire (Asanteman) ( Ashantis ) Titles Oheneba Misplaced Pages Akan Misplaced Pages [REDACTED] Category Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Akwamu_people&oldid=1173406311 " Category : Ethnic groups in Ghana Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Short description
312-569: The Akwamu state encompassed much of the eastern part of the present-day Ghana. The Akwamu also conquered the Ga people and occupied the old Ga Kingdom. In 1693, the Asimani of Akwamu led a raid and seized Osu Castle from the Danish colonists. The Akwamu thus controlled many of the trade routes from the interior to the coast in the eastern half of what is now Ghana and created a capital at Nyanoase. In
336-469: The Ashanti Empire were still strong allies. They fought in many wars as allies, such as in the "Krepi war" in 1869. After the death of Nana Ansa Sasraku, he was succeeded by two kings collectively, Nana Addo Panin and Nana Basua. It was during this time that the Akwamu took over the possession of the trading Danish Castle at Christianborg at Osu , in present-day Accra. At the peak of their power,
360-869: The Dutch bound themselves to assist Akwamu in any justified war, with a force of 100 fully armed men, 3000 pounds of gunpowder as well as 300 pounds of bullets. Akwamu people Nation and ethnic group in Ghana Ethnic group Akwamu Regions with significant populations Eastern and Volta Region ( [REDACTED] Ghana ) Languages ( Akan ) French English Religion Akan religion Christianity Related ethnic groups Akan ( Agona , Akuapem , Akyem , Asante people , Bono , Coromantee , Fante , Kwahu , Wassa , Sefwi ) The Akwamu people are an Akan ethnic group in Ghana . They are native around
384-594: The Ladoku states of Agona, Winneba and Afram plains. The powerful King Otumfuo Ansa Sasraku I annexed the Guan and took over the traditional areas of the Kyerepon. He ruled over them until Asonaba Nana Ofori Kuma and his followers, after a succession dispute in an effort to form their own state, engaged them in a fierce war. The Akwamu were driven away from the mountains. These Asona family members and their followers were given
408-487: The army was centred on the musketeers , bowmen and spearmen. Akwamu might have influenced the military organization and civil administration of the Ashanti Empire . Akwamu and the founder of the Ashanti Empire had formed an alliance since the late 17th century. Akwamu also formed an alliance with some Fante westwards. During the reign of King Akwonno, the Dutch signed a treaty with Akwamu on 3 April 1702 which saw
432-2699: The border between the Eastern and Volta Regions . The Akwamu founded an empire from the 17th and 18th centuries until British colonization in 1886. Olsen states in his 1996 research that Akwamu populace in Ghana numbered over 50,000. References [ edit ] ^ Olson, James Stuart (1996). The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary . Greenwood Publishing Group . p. 22. ISBN 9780313279188 . v t e Akan topics History Bono state ( Gyaaman • Denkyira ) Ashantiland Peninsula Demographics Akan people List of Akan people Ndyuka ( Suriname , French Guiana and Guyana • Coffy (person) ) Coromantee ( Jamaica ) Baoule (Ivory Coast) Afro-Barbadians ( Barbados ) Afro-Bahamians ( The Bahamas ) Afro–Costa Ricans ( Costa Rica ) Afro-Panamanians ( Panama ) Afro-Dominicans (Dominica) ( Dominica ) Afro–Antiguans and Barbudans ( Antigua and Barbuda ) Afro-Jamaicans ( Jamaica ) Subgroups Ashanti Akuapem Fante Abbe Abidji Adjoukrou Ahafo Ahanta Akwamu Akyem Anyi Aowin Assin Attie Avatime Avikam Baoule Bono Chokosi Coromantee Denkyira Evalue Kwahu M'Bato Ndyuka Nzema Sefwi Tchaman Wasa Linguistics (language) Central Tano languages Akan languages Fante Twi Akuapem Asante Bono Wasa Bia languages North Bia Anyin Baoulé Chakosi Sehwi South Bia Ahanta Jwira-Pepesa Nzema Lagoon languages Abé Abidji Adjukru Attié Avikam–Alladian Alladian Avikam Ega Potou languages Ebrié M'Bato Avatime language Adamorobe Sign Language Nanabin Sign Language Akan Orthography Committee Politics Rulers of Adanse Rulers of
456-482: The city in 1684 is the oldest recorded description of the city which Swartz and Dumett quote as: The King [Ansa Sasraku (d.1689)] lives twelve leagues from the sea; he is one of the greatest rulers of Guinea. The place where he lives is well-policed, and the Frenchmen whom I sent there assured me that they have never seen a place of greater beauty; the streets of the town, which are thirty feet wide, are lined up for
480-532: The main capitals of Akwamu. The seat of the Akwamu government was located at Nyanoase. Between 1681 and 1701, it was from Nyanoase that the government administered over several ports across the Gold and Slave Coasts . Aside from the coast, Akwamu established trade networks with Dagbon and Gonja up north, Akyem northwest, while eastward, they traded with Adra and Whydah . Akwamu generated wealth through commodity circulation, fines, taxes and tributes. An account of
504-478: The number of units that made the length corresponding to an angle degree of a meridian arc . For compatibility after Portugal adopted the metric system, the metric légua of 5.0 km was used. In Brazil, the léguas is still used occasionally, where it has been described as about 6.6 km. The legua or Spanish league was originally understood as equivalent to 3 millas (Spanish miles ). This varied depending on local standards for
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#1732766005618528-614: The oldest Akan states, along with the Fante and Akyem states. The Akwamu were ruled by the king of the Yaa Ansaa Royal Family of the Aduana abusua (maternal clan). The Aduana along with the Asona are the only groups where intermarriage between the same clan members is allowed among Royals. Akwamu expansion started between 1629 and 1710. They expanded into the Akuapem area, including Kyerepon and Larteh, Denkyera, Ga-Adangbe; and
552-451: The towns and villages within the jurisdiction of the empire. European forts on the Accra coast paid rents for their forts and lodges in the form of gold, cowries or imported merchandise. According to historian Ivor Wilks , "Akwamu possessed such an array of cannon that Sir Dalby Thomas thought the days of European forts might well be over." Despite possessing artillery , the bulk of
576-607: Was at Akwamu that Osei Tutu met Okomfo Anokye . With the aid of Akwamu, Ashanti embarked on a series of campaigns which led to the defeat of the Denkyira. The Akwamu empire fell after it was subgjudicated by the Akyem in the 18th century. During the third and fourth Anglo-Ashanti wars , Akwamu tried to help the Ashanti but withdrew their aid, because a diplomatic agreement with British government signed in 1867. Despite this, Akwamu and
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