| Prempeh I | |||||
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| Asantehene of Asanteman; Kumasehene of Kumasi | |||||
 Prempeh I and his attendants | |||||
| King of the Asante Kingdom | |||||
| Reign | 26 March 1888 – 12 May 1931 | ||||
| Coronation | 26 March 1888 | ||||
| Predecessor | Owusu Sekyere II | ||||
| Successor | Prempeh II | ||||
| Born | 18 December 1870 Kumasi, Ashanti Empire | ||||
| Died | 12 May 1931 (aged 60) | ||||
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| House | Oyoko | ||||
| Mother | Queen Asantehemaa Yaa Akyaa | ||||
Prempeh I (Otumfuo Nana Prempeh I; 18 December 1870 – 12 May 1931) was the thirteenth king ruler of the Ashanti Empire and the Oyoko Abohyen Dynasty.[1] King Prempeh I ruled from March 26, 1888 until his death in 1931, and fought an Ashanti war against Britain in 1895-6.[2]
- ^ Nana Prempeh I (1870-1931) Archived 2013-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. Blackhistorypages.net. Retrieved on 2016-12-26.
- ^ Robin Hallett (1974) Africa Since 1875: A Modern History. University of Michigan Press: Ann Arbor. p. 281.