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Akan polities
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1450- . Location: between the Komoe and Volta rivers, corresponding to modern Togo, Ghana and part of the Cote d'Ivoire, confederation of states that included Bono, Denkyira, Akwamu, Fante, and Asante, as well as Abron, Adansi, Ahanta, Akim (Akyem), Akwapim, Adansi, Anyi (Ndenye), Baule, Elomwen, Kwahu, Sefwi, Twifo, Heman, Asen, Awowin, Nzima, and Sanwi.
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Akan Chiefdoms
Akan Empires
Akan Kingdoms
Akan States
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West African polities
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09.01.02 NAMED POLITIES
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