Yaa Akyaa (1847–1917) ita ce uwar sarauniyar Daular Ashanti a 1884-1896. Tana da babban tasiri a lokacin mulkin ɗanta, kuma ta yi aiki a matsayin abokin haɗin gwiwa na zahiri. An haife Yaa Akyaa a daular Ashanti wajen 1847. Ita 'yar Asantehemaa Afua Kobi, haifaffiyar masarautar Oyoko ce. Jim kadan bayan haihuwarta aka yanke shawarar za ta zama magajin Sarauniya Afua Kobi a matsayin Asantehemaa, wanda aka fi sani da Uwar Sarauniya. Yaa Akyaa ya ci gaba da auren Akyebiakyerehene Kwasi Gyambibi, wanda ya kasance mai ba da shawara ga Uwar Sarauniya da sauran manyan sarakunan daular. A lokacin aurensu sun haifi 'ya'ya goma sha uku. Yaa Akyaa ta zama Uwar Sarauniya a 1884 bayan ta kori dan uwanta Mensa Bonsu a 1884, a cikin shekarar ta yi gudun hijira duka shi da mahaifiyarsu; danta Kwaku Dua II ya zama sarki, amma ya mutu bayan kwanaki 44 a kan kujerar cutar kaji, bayan haka ta yi aikin shigar da danta Prempeh I zuwa Stool na Zinare. Tun yana ɗan shekara 15 kawai, ta sami damar yin tasiri mai yawa a kansa yayin da ta ci gaba da mulkin kanta.