Yaa Asantewaa I (c. 1840 – 17 October 1921) was the Queen Mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti Empire, now part of modern-day Ghana. She was appointed by her brother Nana Akwasi Afrane Okese, the Edwesuhene, or ruler, of Edwesu.

2019年2月8日 · She was a skilled farmer before ascending to the title Queen Mother in the 1880s. It is believed that she was chosen for this title due to the matrilineal aspect of the Ashanti culture and that her elder brother Nana Akwasi Afrane Okpase, who was a powerful ruler at the time, appointed her to the role.

2020年6月18日 · Yaa Asantewaa is popular and famous for leading the Ashanti rebellion to defend the Golden Stool against British colonial rule. She advocated women’s liberation and equality between men and women. She was the sister of Nana Akwasi, Ruler of Ejisu (Ejisuhene), an ethnic group in today’s Ghana.

2023年5月18日 · As queen mother, Yaa Asantewaa was an influential matriarch in the kingdom as she had a say in deciding eligible candidates for the Stool when it became vacant. She functioned as the primary adviser of the Asantehene. As a result, she was the second most prominent figure in the Ashanti Empire.

Yaa Asantewaa II, the current Queen Mother of Ejisu, is a granddaughter of Yaa Asantewaa's only daughter, Serwaa Brakatuo. She has a museum dedicated to her in Kwaso, Ejisu–Juaben. In Maida Vale, west London, there is a Yaa Asantewaa Centre, which is an African–Caribbean arts and community center.

The Ashanti-British "War of the Golden Stool" was led by Queen Mother Nana Yaa Asantewaa with an army of 5,000. While Yaa Asantewaa was captured by the British and deported, her bravery stirred a kingdom-wide movement for the return of Prempeh I and for independence.

2022年8月5日 · Yaa Asantewaa was a Ghanaian warrior queen, born around 1840, who rose up to lead an army against the invading British. She was a successful farmer and mother. She was an intellectual, a politician, human right activist, queen and a leader.

2024年12月8日 · Yaa Asantewaa witnessed some events that jeopardized the Ashanti Confederacy's future under her brother's rule, including a civil war that raged from 1883 to 1888. Yaa Asantewaa utilized her authority as Queen Mother to designate her own grandson as Ejisuhene upon the death of her brother in 1894.

Yaa Asantewaa was queen mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti/Asante Empire (presently in modern-day Ghana). Inducted queen mother by her brother, Nana Akwasi Afrane Okpese, the ruler of Edwesu, she nominated her grandson as Ruler of Ejisu following her brother’s demise.

2016年10月17日 · Yaa Asantewaa (c. 1840 – 17 October 1921) was the Queen mother of Ejisu of the Ashanti Empire and Gatekeeper of the “Golden Stool” (Sika ‘dwa). In 1900, she led the War of the Golden Stool against the British, also known as the Yaa Asantewaa war.