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Encyclopedia > Kusi Obodom

Kusi Obodom was the ruler of the Ashanti Confederacy (located in present-day Ghana) from 1750 to 1764, during the Oyoko Abohyen dynasty. He held the title of Asantehene. Obodom was succeeded by Osei Kwadwo Okoawia. A shrunken Ashanti Confederacy near the end of its existence in 1896 The Ashanti Kingdom or Confederacy was a powerful state in West Africa in the years prior to European colonization. ... The Asantehene is the ruler of the Ashanti people. ...


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There are different interpretation of the role of the Queen Mother of the Asante, but it seems that she held the important office of "ohemaa" - the second highest political position in the state.
As Asantehemaa, or Queen mother, during the reign of king Kusi Obodom (1750-64), she was a full member and co-President of the governing body and she took part in all important decisions.
She was de facto royal co-ordinator and possessed traditional legitimacy in determining the right successor to the stool of the Ashanti King.
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