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British Rulers Begin ‘Golden Stool’ War With Ashanti Tribe On This Day In 1900

British Rulers Begin ‘Golden Stool’ War With Ashanti Tribe On This Day In 1900

The “War Of The Golden Stool” or the “Yaa Asantewaa War” began on this day in Ghana, after British rulers insulted the proud Ashanti tribe in 1900. The British Imperial government of the Gold Coast and the Empire of Ashanti clashed over the tribe’s Golden Stool throne, and a woman, Yaa Asantewaa (pictured), led her…

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