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The Asantehene is the absolute monarch of Ashanti and Ashantiland and the Kingdom of Ashanti of the Ashanti (or Asante) people's ethnic group. The Ashanti royal house traces its line to the Oyoko (an Abusua, meaning 'clan') Abohyen Dynasty of Nana Twum and the Beretuo Dynasty of Osei Tutu Opemsoo, who formed the Empire of Ashanti in 1701 and was crowned Asantehene (King of all Ashanti).〔Shillington, loc. cit.〕 Osei Tutu held the Ashanti throne until his death in battle in 1717, and was the sixth king in Asante royal history.〔Collins and Burns (2007). p. 140.〕 The Asantehene is the ruler of the Ashanti people ethnic group and Ashanti and Ashantiland and the Kingdom of Ashanti the homeland of the Ashanti people ethnic group, historically a position of great power. The Asantehene is traditionally enthroned on a golden stool known as the ''Sika 'dwa'', and the office is sometimes referred to by this name.〔(Asante empire ). ''Encyclopaedia Britannica''. Retrieved 9 March 2013.〕 The Asantehene is also the titular ruler of Kumasi, capital of Ashanti Autonomous Region. The Asante state, or Ashanti Autonomous Region (also known as Ashantiland, the Kingdom of Ashanti, Ashanti and Asante, Empire of Ashanti or Ashanti Confederacy), comprises Ashanti Autonomous Region. The Ashanti Empire and Confederacy comprised part of present-day Ashantiland (now Ashanti Autonomous Region) and portions of present-day eastern Côte d'Ivoire between the 17th and 20th centuries.〔〔(History of the Ashanti Empire ). Ashanti.com.au. Retrieved 9 March 2013.〕 The current Asantehene is Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, born Nana Kwaku Dua, who ascended as the 16th Asante king in April 1999. Osei Tutu II was one of seven descendants who were eligible to the heir presumptive.〔(Kingdom of Ashanti Kings And Queens Of Asante ). GhanaToGhana.com. Retrieved 9 March 2013.〕 The Asantehene is also automatically the lifetime patron of the Kumasi Asante Kotoko Football Club. ==Elections and regents== During the period between the death of an Asantehene and the election of a successor, the Mamponghene, the Asantehene's deputy, acts as a regent.〔Shillington, ''History of Africa'', p. 195.〕 This policy was only changed during a time of civil war in the late 19th century, when the ''Kwasafomanhyiamu'' or governing council itself ruled as regent.〔 The succession is decided by a series of councils of Asante nobles and other royal family members.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of rulers of Asante」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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