Osei Bonsu reigned either from 1800 to 1824 or from 1804 to 1824.
10 Facts About Osei Bonsu
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Osei Bonsu died in Kumasi, and was succeeded by Osei Yaw Akoto.
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Osei Bonsu halted British expansionism in the Gold Coast region.
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Osei Bonsu had laborers construct a wide straight street from the city of Kumasi to the village of Breman on the Mampong road.
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Works on the 7th Great Road progressed but reconstructions on the 6th Great Road were stalled until 1820 where Osei Bonsu spoke of restarting the project.
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Muller adds that Osei Bonsu was the patron of the school which he took advantage to check against the growth of Isam in Ashanti.
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Muller explains that Osei Bonsu sent his children to the school as a sign of respect to the Muslim community and not to acknowledge the growth of Islam in the state.
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Osei Bonsu explains that a relative of a tributary Asen chief called Aputai was charged for grave robbery after they were sued by the victim.
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Osei Bonsu sent emissaries to Aputai's court which Edgerton states that its purpose was to convince Aputai to cease hostilities and pay restitution according to Ashanti law.
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The surviving Fante leaders of Osei Bonsu's conquest swore allegiance to the Asantehene as the Fante states were conquered into the Ashanti Empire.