Prempeh I was the thirteenth king ruler of the Ashanti Empire and the Oyoko Abohyen Dynasty.
10 Facts About Prempeh I
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King Prempeh I ruled from March 26,1888 until his death in 1931, and fought an Ashanti war against Britain in 1893.
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In 1888 Prince Prempeh I ascended the throne, using the name Kwaku Dua III.
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Prempeh I's kingship was beset by difficulties from the very onset of his reign.
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Prempeh I began the defending of Ashanti from Britain and when Prempeh I was asked by Britain to accept a protectorate over Ashanti, he rejected it and stated in his reply that Britain had miscalculated.
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Prempeh I began an active campaign of the Ashanti sovereignty.
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King Prempeh I's throne is displayed in the Royal Signals Museum at Blandford.
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Prempeh I spent time in his villa on Mahe from repatriation, the largest of the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, the villa was formerly a huge plantation, covered with coconut trees, mango, breadfruit and orange trees as well as a two-story villa.
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Prempeh I made an effort to educate himself in English and to make certain that the children received education.
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The King Asantehene Prempeh I once stated, "My Kingdom of Ashanti will never commit itself to any such policy of protection; Ashanti people and the Kingdom of Ashanti must remain an independent sovereign state as of old, and at the same time be friends with all white men".