Early modern period
Ashanti Empire
- Period
- AD 1702 – AD 1897
- Duration
- approx. 195 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1762
- Area (max.)
- approx. 189,000 km²
Period and duration
Ashanti Empire — according to the map data from AD 1702 to AD 1897, roughly 195 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Ashanti Empire — greatest extent around AD 1762: the mapped borders then cover about 189,000 km², roughly 0.1% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 1701)
- Akan people
After
Neighbours around AD 1762
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Spanish Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- British Colonial Empire
- Dutch Republic
- Mossi Kingdoms
- New France
- Oyo Empire
- Dutch Gold Coast
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1762 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Ashanti Empire on Wikipedia
- All 371 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.