Organization The Fante quickly organized themselves  into military groups, or companies, called Asafo, to defend themselves from  non-Akan groups in the vicinity, as well as separate Akan groups - most notably the Ashanti in later centuries .  Tradition has it that the Fante sub-groups Ekumfi, Abora, Enyan, Nkusukum and Kurentsir were the first to settle Mankessim. They were later joined by the Gomoa, Ajumako, Akatakyi and the Edina  .
Organization The Fante have always been an independent amalgamation of various states who governed themselves by a very sophisticated federal system. In fact, scholars are only now begining to study how complex the traditional Fante system works as opposed to a Kingdom headed by one King. However their traditional capital has always been Mankessim. In times or war, all Fante states provided men for the Union Army which was often commanded by the Paramount Chief of Abura. Their system of organizing themselves into military groups, or companies, called Asafo, to defend themselves from Europeans, non-Akan groups in the vicinity, as well as separate Akan groups - most notably the Ashanti in later centuries have led to the immense popularity of the Asafo Flags and Pusuban Shrines. It is widely believed that this organization of Asafo (warriors) has some European influences. Although the Fante encountered and traded with Europeans for more than 400 years, it is only in 1890s did they British finally begin to exert some control over their lands. Tradition has it that the Fante sub-groups Ekumfi, Abora, Enyan, Nkusukum and Kurentsir were the first to settle Mankessim. They were later joined by the Gomoa, Ajumako, Akatakyi and the Edina . Today Fantes are mainly located in the Central and Western Regions of Ghana and some in the Ivory Coast. A small minority of Fantes having European ancestry due to intermarriage .
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have always been an independent amalgamation of various states who governed themselves by a very sophisticated federal system. In fact, scholars are only now begining to study how complex the traditional Fante system works as opposed to a Kingdom headed by one King.
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However their traditional capital has always been Mankessim. In times or war, all Fante states provided men for the Union Army which was often commanded by the Paramount Chief of Abura. Their system of organizing themselves
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have led to the immense popularity of the Asafo Flags and Pusuban Shrines. It is widely believed that this organization of Asafo (warriors) has some European influences.
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Although the Fante encountered and traded with Europeans for more than 400 years, it is only in 1890s did they British finally begin to exert some control over their lands.
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. Today Fantes are mainly located in the Central and Western Regions of Ghana and some in the Ivory Coast. A small minority of Fantes having European ancestry due to intermarriage