Akan trading empire that controlled the Gold Coast's eastern littoral before Asante's rise.
The Akwamu Empire was overthrown by a coalition of its subject peoples led by the Akyem in 1730; Akwamu was driven across the Volta River and a much-reduced successor state persisted in what is now eastern Ghana until British annexation in the late 19th century.
Covers the Akan trading polities of the eastern Gold Coast, including Akwamu, before Asante's rise.
Shillington's survey covers the Akan forest states of the Gold Coast, including Denkyira and Akwamu, and the rise of Asante.