Gyaaman
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Gyaman also spelled Jamang (1450-1895) was a medieval African state of the Akan people
, located in what is now Ghana
and Côte d'Ivoire
. Gyaman was founded by the Abron
, a branch of the Akan, in the late 15th century. The Abron then proceeded to conquer the Kulangos, Nafanas, Ligbis, Hwelas, and other ethnic groups of the area.
In the pre-colonial Gyaman government, a paramount chief
known as the Gyamanhene ruled the kingdom from Amanvi
, but his four provincial chiefs held the kingdom's real power. The kingdom's economy centered on the Dyula market town of Bonduku.
In the nineteenth century, Gyaman was subjugated by the Ashanti, though it briefly regained its independence following the Asanti's defeat by the British
. In 1888, Gyamanhene Agyeman signed a treaty of protection with France
, but the French failed to establish a post in the kingdom, leaving it vulnerable to Samori
's 1895 invasion. The French later expelled Samori in 1897, incorporating Gyaman into French West Africa
.
Jamang was Jaman District
, a district of Ghana for a time, though it has now been divided into Jaman North District
and Jaman South District
.
Akan people
The Akan people are an ethnic group found predominately in Ghana and The Ivory Coast. Akans are the majority in both of these countries and overall have a population of over 20 million people.The Akan speak Kwa languages-Origin and ethnogenesis:...
, located in what is now Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
and Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
. Gyaman was founded by the Abron
Abron
The Abron or Bono are an Akan people of West Africa. They speak the Abron language.In the late sixteenth century, the Abron founded the Gyaaman kingdom as extension of Bono state in what is now Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.-References:...
, a branch of the Akan, in the late 15th century. The Abron then proceeded to conquer the Kulangos, Nafanas, Ligbis, Hwelas, and other ethnic groups of the area.
In the pre-colonial Gyaman government, a paramount chief
Paramount chief
A paramount chief is the highest-level traditional chief or political leader in a regional or local polity or country typically administered politically with a chief-based system. This definition is used occasionally in anthropological and archaeological theory to refer to the rulers of multiple...
known as the Gyamanhene ruled the kingdom from Amanvi
Amanvi
-References:*This article was initially created from French Wikipedia...
, but his four provincial chiefs held the kingdom's real power. The kingdom's economy centered on the Dyula market town of Bonduku.
In the nineteenth century, Gyaman was subjugated by the Ashanti, though it briefly regained its independence following the Asanti's defeat by the British
United Kingdom
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. In 1888, Gyamanhene Agyeman signed a treaty of protection with France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, but the French failed to establish a post in the kingdom, leaving it vulnerable to Samori
Samori
Samory Toure was the founder of the Wassoulou Empire, an Islamic state that resisted French rule in West Africa from 1882 until his capture in 1898.-Early life and career:...
's 1895 invasion. The French later expelled Samori in 1897, incorporating Gyaman into French West Africa
French West Africa
French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial territories in Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan , French Guinea , Côte d'Ivoire , Upper Volta , Dahomey and Niger...
.
Jamang was Jaman District
Jaman District
The Jaman District was a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It was created in 1989 by splitting the former Berekum-Jaman District in two, and was itself split into the two districts of Jaman South and Jaman North by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on November 12, 2003.-Sources:*...
, a district of Ghana for a time, though it has now been divided into Jaman North District
Jaman North District
The Jaman North District is a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It was split off the former Jaman District by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on November 12, 2003.-Sources:*...
and Jaman South District
Jaman South District
The Jaman South District is a district in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It is the remainder of the former Jaman District after the Jaman North District had been split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on November 12, 2003.-Sources:*...
.