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Northern Factors in Asante History
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Subject: shrines
Northern Factors in Asante History
Emmanuel Akyeampong
Nana Ojiminkpa II, Bosomfuo (priest) of Krachi Dente Shrine (in white) with shrine officials
Date:
July 24, 2010
Format:
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Krachi Dente, a Guan deity that relocated from Larteh in Akuapem to Krachi, was one of the most revered deities in precolonial Asante. It was consulted often by the Asante state in matters of war.