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Adoma Akosua | |
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 Emblem of the Ashanti Empire | |
| Born | 1773 |
| Died | c. 1838 Kumase |
| Nationality | Oyoko clan |
| Occupation | Asantehemaa |
Adoma Akosua (born c. 1773) was the fifth Asantehemaa of the Ashanti kingdom in West Africa. Born in about 1773 into the Oyoko clan, where the kingdom's rulers are traditionally chosen, she came from a branch that had been banished and excluded from the succession. In 1807, due to a lack of male heirs in the other lineages, the clan ended its exile; Adoma and her relatives were once again allowed to reside in the capital. In 1809, she ascended to the throne of Asantehemaa, Queen Mother. From 1817, she conspired to overthrow the king (the Asantehene), who had departed on a military campaign against the Gyaman.[1][2]
Her conspiracy failed, and she was deposed in favor first of her sister-in-law Amma Sewaa, then of her cousin Yaa Dufi.[2]
She probably died in 1838, although official discourse says she was executed by ritual strangulation in 1819.[2]
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- ^ a b c Akyeampong, Emmanuel; Obeng, Pashington (1995). "Spirituality, Gender, and Power in Asante History". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 28 (3): 481–508. doi:10.2307/221171. ISSN 0361-7882. JSTOR 221171.