Kofi Karikari

Kofi Karikari (c. 1837–c. 1884)[1] was the tenth King of the Kingdom of Ashanti, and grandnephew of Kwaku Dua I, whose sudden death in April 1867 sparked internal strife about the succession. Kofi Karikari was chosen by electoral majority,[2] reigning from 28 May 1867 until his forced abdication on 26 October 1874.[3] Karikari was the son of Afua Kobi.[4]

Kofi Karikari
Asantehene of Asanteman
Reign28 May 1867 – 26 October 1874 (1867-05-28 – 1874-10-26)
PredecessorKwaku Dua Panin
SuccessorMensa Bonsu
BornUnknown date, c. 1837
Kumasi, Kingdom of Ashanti
DiedUnknown date, c. 1884 (aged 47)
Kumasi, Kingdom of Ashanti
Full name
Otumfuo Nana Kofi Karikari
FatherAfua Kobi

A notable achievement of Karikari was the intentional neglect of the armed forces, a step taken to avoid the escalation of war. A golden trophy head, owned by Karikari, was among many items "pillaged from the royal mausoleum in Kumase by a British 'expedition' in the 1880s, can be found at the Wallace Collection in London".[1]

References
  1. Cameron Duodu, "Obituary of Beryl Karikari", The Guardian, 5 March 2007.
  2. "Kofi Karikari (1937–1884)", in Harold E. Raugh, The Victorians at War, 1815–1914: An Encyclopedia of British Military History, ABC-CLIO, 2004, pp. 203–204.
  3. T. C. McCaskie, State and Society in Pre-Colonial Asante, Cambridge University Press, 2003, pp. 69–70.
  4. Kathleen E. Sheldon (2005). Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810853317.
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