Yaa Asantewaa
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ejisuhemaa, Nana Yaa Asantewaa, Queen Mother of Ejisu
Ashanti Queen Mother and military leader
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Within Vinony's link graph, Yaa Asantewaa is referenced by 53 other articles, and connects out to British Empire, JSTOR and Asantehene.
It sits within the topics 1840s births, 1921 deaths and 20th-century women monarchs.
Its subject is documented across 34 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Born
- Nana Yaa Asantewaa , c. 1840 ( 1840 ) , Besease , Ashanti Empire
- Died
- 17 October 1921 (1921-10-17) (aged 80–81), Seychelles
- Allegiance
- Ashanti Empire
- Yaa asantewaa war
- War of the Golden Stool
- Children
- One
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Gold Coast Colony
- Place of death
- Seychelles
- Occupation
- resistance fighter
- Position held
- queen mother in Africa
- Languages spoken
- Twi
- Noble title
- Queen mother
- Conflict
- Anglo-Ashanti wars
- Image
- Ejisu Roundabout.jpg
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- Commons category
- Yaa Asantewaa
- date of death
- 1921-10-17
- date of birth
- 1840-00-00
- allegiance
- Ghana
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Encyclopedic overview
Yaa Asantewaa I (c. 1840 – 17 October 1921) was the Queen Mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti Empire, now part of modern-day Ghana. She was appointed by her brother Nana Akwasi Afrane Okese, the Edwesuhene, or ruler, of Edwesu. In 1900, she led the Ashanti war also known as the War of the Golden Stool, or the Yaa Asantewaa War of Independence, against the British Empire.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yaa Asantewaa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.