Yaa Akyaa (c. 1847 – 1917) was an Asantehemaa of the Ashanti Empire in 1884-1896. She had great influence during the reign of her son, and acted as his de facto co-regent.

Upon her election in 1884, Yaa Akyaa found her people ravaged by war and new diseases, fighting with one another and disheartened by a seemingly impenetrable British opponent. …

Jan 20, 2013 · The de facto royal co-ordinator and possessed traditional legitimacy in determining the right successor to the stool of the Ashanti King. She mother of the kings Nana Kofi Kaakari …

Asante queen mothers have commanded soldiers in war (Yaa Asantewaa), engaged in politics (Yaa Akyaa), occupied chiefs’ stools (Ama Serwaa), advised their chiefs, and resolved …

Here too are the life-sized effigies of the Nana Prempeh I, Nana Yaa Akyaa and the legendary Nana Yaa Asantewaa, Queen of Ejisu, who in 1900 led the uprising and last of the seven …

The Asantehemaa is the queen mother according to West African custom, who rules the Asante people alongside the Asantehene. African queen mothers generally play an important role in …

Prempeh I's mother, Queen Asantehemaa Yaa Akyaa, was queen mother of Ashanti from 1880 to 1917. Through strategic political marriages she built the military power to secure the Golden …

Yaa Akyaa succeeded Queen Afua Kobi as asantehemaa (queen mother) after she led the Mumasi people to victory in battle (1883). Her son Kwaka Dua II was proclaimed king with her …

May 13, 2018 · Prempeh I's mother, Asantehemaa (Queenmother) Yaa Akyaa, was queen mother of the Kingdom of Ashanti from 1880 to 1917. Through strategic political marriages she built …

Apr 2, 2020 · L’Ohema (reine-mère) Yaa Akyaa entama une sanglante chasse aux sorcières de tous les opposants à son clan, elle fit introniser en 1884 son fils Kwaku Dwa II qui mourut …