List of rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Abuakwa

This is a list of rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Abuakwa. Their title was Okyenhene.

# Paramount Chief(Akyem Abuakwa hene) Picture Start End Commentsc. 1500 – Foundation of Akyem Abuakwa state (also called Okyeman)First Dynasty (c. 1500 – 1733)1Kuntunkrunkuc. 1500c. 1520 -2Apeanin Kwaframoa Woyiawonyic. 1520c. 1540 -3Damramc. 1540c. 1560 -4Pobi Asomaning Ic. 1560c. 1580 -5Oduroc. 1580c. 1600 -6Boakye Ic. 1600c. 1620 -7Boakye IIc. 1620c. 1640 -8Agyekum Owari Ic. 1640c. 1660 -9Boakye IIIc. 1660c. 1680 -10Agyekum Owari IIc. 1680c. 1700 -11Agyekum Owari IIIc. 1700c. 1733 -Second Dynasty (c. 1733 – 1817)12Ofori Panyin Ic. 1733c. 1738 -13Bakwantec. 17381742 -14Pobi Asomaning II1742c. 1744 -15Owusu Akyem Ohenkoko (The "Red King")c. 1744c. 1750 -16Twum Ampofo Ic. 1750c. 1760 -17Obirikorang Aboreec. 17601770 -18Saforo Apraku1770? -19Atta Wusu Yiakosan?1811 -20Asare Bediako Kwadwo Kuma18111811 -21Kofi Asante Bayinyiye1811c. 1815 -22Twum Ampofo IIc. 18151817 -Third Dynasty (1817 – 1866)23Dokuaa18171835Female Ruler24Ofori Atta Panyin1835March 1859 -25Atta ObuomMay 1859May 1866 -Fourth Dynasty (1866 – 1912)26Amoako Atta IJuly 18662 February 1887In exile at Lagos 14 May 1880 to 8 January 188527Amoako Atta II1887February 1911 -28Amoako Atta IIIApril 191126 November 1912 -Ofori-Atta Dynasty (1912 – present)29Ofori Atta I30 December 191221 August 1943 -30Ofori Atta II25/27 September 194313 June 1958First ReignKwabena Kena II13 June 195814 April 1959Regent31Amoako Atta IV14 April 19595 December 1966 -32Ofori Atta II5 December 196613 September 1973Second Reign33Ofori Atta III19731 May 1976 -34Kuntunkununku II2 August 197617 March 1999 -Osabarima Kena Ampaw II17 March 19994 October 1999Regent35Amoatia Ofori Panin II4 October 1999Present -

See also Ghana Gold Coast Lists of incumbents

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