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

PeriodArea
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
AD 1702AD 1897

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.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1702≈ 33 thousand km²76 of 109
AD 1706≈ 33 thousand km²81 of 114
AD 1709≈ 33 thousand km²84 of 120
AD 1713≈ 33 thousand km²86 of 123
AD 1718≈ 33 thousand km²85 of 124
AD 1721≈ 33 thousand km²86 of 125
AD 1727≈ 73 thousand km²66 of 128
AD 1734≈ 73 thousand km²67 of 132
AD 1738≈ 73 thousand km²66 of 125
AD 1741≈ 73 thousand km²67 of 125
AD 1744≈ 154 thousand km²44 of 129
AD 1748≈ 154 thousand km²46 of 132
AD 1752≈ 154 thousand km²47 of 132
AD 1757≈ 181 thousand km²39 of 132
AD 1762≈ 187 thousand km²35 of 131
AD 1763≈ 187 thousand km²36 of 132
AD 1769≈ 153 thousand km²44 of 128
AD 1772≈ 153 thousand km²44 of 127
AD 1775≈ 153 thousand km²45 of 132
AD 1776≈ 153 thousand km²46 of 132
AD 1778≈ 153 thousand km²45 of 131
AD 1780≈ 153 thousand km²45 of 131
AD 1781≈ 153 thousand km²45 of 131
AD 1783≈ 153 thousand km²44 of 130
AD 1788≈ 153 thousand km²48 of 129
AD 1791≈ 153 thousand km²48 of 128
AD 1792≈ 153 thousand km²48 of 130
AD 1794≈ 153 thousand km²45 of 125
AD 1796≈ 153 thousand km²43 of 124
AD 1797≈ 153 thousand km²43 of 125
AD 1799≈ 153 thousand km²42 of 124
AD 1800≈ 153 thousand km²43 of 123
AD 1803≈ 153 thousand km²42 of 123
AD 1805≈ 153 thousand km²43 of 125
AD 1806≈ 153 thousand km²42 of 138
AD 1807≈ 153 thousand km²41 of 132
AD 1809≈ 153 thousand km²43 of 131
AD 1811≈ 153 thousand km²47 of 131
AD 1812≈ 153 thousand km²49 of 133
AD 1814≈ 153 thousand km²53 of 142
AD 1815≈ 153 thousand km²48 of 139
AD 1820≈ 153 thousand km²46 of 148
AD 1822≈ 153 thousand km²48 of 147
AD 1824≈ 153 thousand km²50 of 148
AD 1825≈ 153 thousand km²52 of 150
AD 1828≈ 153 thousand km²52 of 144
AD 1830≈ 153 thousand km²53 of 143
AD 1834≈ 153 thousand km²55 of 143
AD 1836≈ 154 thousand km²57 of 145
AD 1840≈ 154 thousand km²59 of 155
AD 1842≈ 154 thousand km²60 of 156
AD 1846≈ 154 thousand km²56 of 152
AD 1848≈ 154 thousand km²55 of 147
AD 1849≈ 154 thousand km²55 of 144
AD 1853≈ 154 thousand km²57 of 144
AD 1856≈ 154 thousand km²56 of 149
AD 1857≈ 154 thousand km²55 of 150
AD 1859≈ 154 thousand km²55 of 146
AD 1860≈ 154 thousand km²56 of 142
AD 1861≈ 154 thousand km²56 of 140
AD 1862≈ 154 thousand km²56 of 138
AD 1863≈ 154 thousand km²56 of 139
AD 1864≈ 154 thousand km²56 of 139
AD 1865≈ 154 thousand km²54 of 139
AD 1866≈ 154 thousand km²53 of 133
AD 1868≈ 154 thousand km²52 of 134
AD 1870≈ 154 thousand km²52 of 132
AD 1871≈ 154 thousand km²52 of 113
AD 1873≈ 154 thousand km²49 of 108
AD 1877≈ 154 thousand km²48 of 104
AD 1880≈ 154 thousand km²49 of 104
AD 1884≈ 154 thousand km²50 of 105
AD 1885≈ 154 thousand km²49 of 101
AD 1890≈ 152 thousand km²51 of 99
AD 1895≈ 121 thousand km²56 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).

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.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1898lostGold Coast (British colony)≈ 121 thousand km²
AD 1895lostFrench 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

Show on the map — open the AD 1762 frame