Okomfo Anokye

Okomfo Anokye
Priest (Okomfo) of the Ashanti Empire
Bornc.1655
Awukugua
Diedc.1717?/c.1719 (aged around 62-64)
Ghana

Okomfo Anokye (c.1655 – c.1717?/c.1719) was the first priest (Okomfo) of the Ashanti Empire. Anokye is known for his participation in the expansion of the empire.[1] He was also the codifier of the constitution and laws of the Ashanti Empire.[2][3]

  1. ^ Gracia, Zindzy (2018-02-11). "Okomfo Anokye's History". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
  2. ^ Coetzee, P. H. (1998). The African Philosophy Reader. Psychology Press. p. 405. ISBN 9780415189057.
  3. ^ McCaskie, T. C. (2003). State and Society in Pre-colonial Asante. Cambridge University Press. p. 132. ISBN 9780521894326.