Historedia
Person

Agyeman Prempeh I

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1895–1897

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Agyeman Prempeh I, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War: Kumasi occupied, Prempeh I deposed and a British protectorate declared

    1895–1897

    Role: Asantehene

    1. December 1895 to January 1896 · Kumasi, GhanaBritish Expedition to Kumasi

      British forces departed Cape Coast in December 1895 and arrived in Kumasi in January 1896, following a route cleared by an advance contingent.

    2. 1896 · Kumasi, GhanaDeposition and Exile of Prempeh I

      Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I was deposed and deported to the Seychelles following the British occupation of Kumasi.

    3. 1897 · Kumasi, GhanaEstablishment of British Protectorate

      Ashanti territory became a British protectorate in 1897, concluding the war's political effects; a later passage dates a protectorate designation of Asanteman to January 1902.

Sources

  1. Prempeh I Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11