Katakyie Opoku Ware I was an Oyoko king or Asantehene - the ruler of the Ashanti - in the now-disbanded Ashanti Confederacy which occupied parts of 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...

. He is credited with being the "empire builder" of the Ashanti Confederacy.

He married and had two children named Adusei Atwenewa and Adusei Kra.

During his role as king which lasted from 1720 (some even evidence that it could be as early as 1718 while leading the army against the Akyem

Akyem

The Akyem are an Akan people. The term Akyem is used to describe a group of three states: Akyem Abuakwa, Akyem Kotoku and Akyem Bosome. These nations are located primarily in the eastern regions of modern-day Ghana. The term is also used to describe the general area where the Akyem ethnic group...

) to his death in 1750, he fought some battles against Bono

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:...

 and successfully defeating them by 1723. Then after, between 1741 and 1744, King Opoku won fights against Akyem, Akwamu or Ga-Adangbe.
Discrepancies in sources imply he either died in 1742, or around 1750.

After his death, he was succeeded by Kusi Obodom

Kusi Obodom

Kusi Obodom was the ruler of the Ashanti Confederacy from 1750 to 1764, during the Oyoko Abohyen dynasty. He held the title of Asantehene. Obodom was succeeded by Osei Kwadwo....

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