Territorial change of Asante Empire (Ashanti Empire)

“Asante Empire”(Ashanti Empire) — appears in this map’s data from AD 1702 to 1897. Its territory was largest in AD 1762 – 1768, at ≈ 187 thousand km².

Territory by period

Period	Area
AD 1702 – 1726	≈ 33 thousand km²
AD 1727 – 1743	≈ 73 thousand km²
AD 1744 – 1756	≈ 154 thousand km²
AD 1757 – 1761	≈ 181 thousand km²
AD 1762 – 1768	≈ 187 thousand km²
AD 1769 – 1835	≈ 153 thousand km²
AD 1836 – 1867	≈ 154 thousand km²
AD 1868 – 1872	≈ 154 thousand km²
AD 1873 – 1884	≈ 154 thousand km²
AD 1885 – 1889	≈ 154 thousand km²
AD 1890 – 1894	≈ 152 thousand km²
AD 1895 – 1897	≈ 121 thousand km²

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1762 – 1768 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

Frame	Area	Rank
AD 1702	≈ 33 thousand km²	76 of 109
AD 1706	≈ 33 thousand km²	81 of 114
AD 1709	≈ 33 thousand km²	84 of 120
AD 1713	≈ 33 thousand km²	86 of 123
AD 1718	≈ 33 thousand km²	85 of 124
AD 1721	≈ 33 thousand km²	86 of 125
AD 1727	≈ 73 thousand km²	66 of 128
AD 1734	≈ 73 thousand km²	67 of 132
AD 1738	≈ 73 thousand km²	66 of 125
AD 1741	≈ 73 thousand km²	67 of 125
AD 1744	≈ 154 thousand km²	44 of 129
AD 1748	≈ 154 thousand km²	46 of 132
AD 1752	≈ 154 thousand km²	47 of 132
AD 1757	≈ 181 thousand km²	39 of 132
AD 1762	≈ 187 thousand km²	35 of 131
AD 1763	≈ 187 thousand km²	36 of 132
AD 1769	≈ 153 thousand km²	44 of 128
AD 1772	≈ 153 thousand km²	44 of 127
AD 1775	≈ 153 thousand km²	45 of 132
AD 1776	≈ 153 thousand km²	46 of 132
AD 1778	≈ 153 thousand km²	45 of 131
AD 1780	≈ 153 thousand km²	45 of 131
AD 1781	≈ 153 thousand km²	45 of 131
AD 1783	≈ 153 thousand km²	44 of 130
AD 1788	≈ 153 thousand km²	48 of 129
AD 1791	≈ 153 thousand km²	48 of 128
AD 1792	≈ 153 thousand km²	48 of 130
AD 1794	≈ 153 thousand km²	45 of 125
AD 1796	≈ 153 thousand km²	43 of 124
AD 1797	≈ 153 thousand km²	43 of 125
AD 1799	≈ 153 thousand km²	42 of 124
AD 1800	≈ 153 thousand km²	43 of 123
AD 1803	≈ 153 thousand km²	42 of 123
AD 1805	≈ 153 thousand km²	43 of 125
AD 1806	≈ 153 thousand km²	42 of 138
AD 1807	≈ 153 thousand km²	41 of 132
AD 1809	≈ 153 thousand km²	43 of 131
AD 1811	≈ 153 thousand km²	47 of 131
AD 1812	≈ 153 thousand km²	49 of 133
AD 1814	≈ 153 thousand km²	53 of 142
AD 1815	≈ 153 thousand km²	48 of 139
AD 1820	≈ 153 thousand km²	46 of 148
AD 1822	≈ 153 thousand km²	48 of 147
AD 1824	≈ 153 thousand km²	50 of 148
AD 1825	≈ 153 thousand km²	52 of 150
AD 1828	≈ 153 thousand km²	52 of 144
AD 1830	≈ 153 thousand km²	53 of 143
AD 1834	≈ 153 thousand km²	55 of 143
AD 1836	≈ 154 thousand km²	57 of 145
AD 1840	≈ 154 thousand km²	59 of 155
AD 1842	≈ 154 thousand km²	60 of 156
AD 1846	≈ 154 thousand km²	56 of 152
AD 1848	≈ 154 thousand km²	55 of 147
AD 1849	≈ 154 thousand km²	55 of 144
AD 1853	≈ 154 thousand km²	57 of 144
AD 1856	≈ 154 thousand km²	56 of 149
AD 1857	≈ 154 thousand km²	55 of 150
AD 1859	≈ 154 thousand km²	55 of 146
AD 1860	≈ 154 thousand km²	56 of 142
AD 1861	≈ 154 thousand km²	56 of 140
AD 1862	≈ 154 thousand km²	56 of 138
AD 1863	≈ 154 thousand km²	56 of 139
AD 1864	≈ 154 thousand km²	56 of 139
AD 1865	≈ 154 thousand km²	54 of 139
AD 1866	≈ 154 thousand km²	53 of 133
AD 1868	≈ 154 thousand km²	52 of 134
AD 1870	≈ 154 thousand km²	52 of 132
AD 1871	≈ 154 thousand km²	52 of 113
AD 1873	≈ 154 thousand km²	49 of 108
AD 1877	≈ 154 thousand km²	48 of 104
AD 1880	≈ 154 thousand km²	49 of 104
AD 1884	≈ 154 thousand km²	50 of 105
AD 1885	≈ 154 thousand km²	49 of 101
AD 1890	≈ 152 thousand km²	51 of 99
AD 1895	≈ 121 thousand km²	56 of 90

Its highest rank was in AD 1762: number 131 of 35.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Kingdom of France — 63 frames
Dutch Republic — 62 frames
Denmark–Norway — 44 frames
Oyo Empire — 34 frames
Kingdom of England — 25 frames
German Empire — 2 frames
French Consulate — 2 frames

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 2 by area.

Frame		Other country	Area
AD 1898	lost	Gold Coast (British colony)	≈ 121 thousand km²
AD 1895	lost	French Africa	≈ 32 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

The Asante Empire (Asante Twi: Asanteman), also known as the Ashanti Empire, was an Akan state that lasted from 1701 to 1902, in what is now modern-day Ghana. It expanded from the Ashanti Region to include most of Ghana and also parts of Ivory Coast and Togo.

Wikipedia (English) “Asante Empire”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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