page_title: Amoako Atta I
hierarchical_section_title: Amoako Atta I
caption_attribution_description: English: Okyenhene (King of Akyem-Abuakwa) Amoako Atta I and his entourage in 1866 or 1867th. Amoako Atta is 17 years old on this recording. He reigned as Okyenhene 1866 - 1887. Deutsch: Okyenhene (König von Akim-Abuakwa) Amoako Atta I. im Jahr 1866 oder 1867. Amoako Atta ist auf dieser Aufnahme 17 Jahre alt. Er regierte als Okyenhene 1866 - 1887.
context_page_description: Nana Amoako Atta I, was the paramount chief of Akyem Abuakwa in nineteenth century southern Ghana. Locally, his position is known as the Okyehene or Omanhene. He ruled the traditional kingdom from July 1866 to 1880 and from 1885 to 1887. After the Sagrenti War of 1874, the British declared Akyem Abuakwa a colonial possession, legally called a ‘protectorate’, as part of the Gold Coast. This development led to a clash between the old traditional Akan culture and the imposition of the new Western Christian political order.
context_section_description: Nana Amoako Atta I, (born Kwasi Panin; 1853– 2 February 1887), was the paramount chief of Akyem Abuakwa in nineteenth century southern Ghana. Locally, his position is known as the Okyehene or Omanhene. He ruled the traditional kingdom from July 1866 to 1880 and from 1885 to 1887. After the Sagrenti War of 1874, the British declared Akyem Abuakwa a colonial possession, legally called a ‘protectorate’, as part of the Gold Coast. This development led to a clash between the old traditional Akan culture and the imposition of the new Western Christian political order.
caption: Nana Amoako Atta and his entourage in exile in Lagos
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