War of the Golden Stool

About this episode

This episode covers the War of the Golden Stool, a conflict between the Ashanti tribe and British colonial forces in 1900 over a sacred relic.

In 1900, a British colonial official demanded an African tribe - the Ashanti - give him a holy relic as a symbol of their capitulation to the English Crown. They refused - and instead took up arms against the British. The end result was thousands dead. This is the story of the War of the Golden Stool. Sponsor Go to factormeals.com/dispatchespod50off to get 50 percent off and free breakfast for a year. New subscribers only, varies by plan. 1 free breakfast item per box for 1 year while subscription is active. Sources https://adf-magazine.com/2022/08/nana-yaa-asantewaa-and-the-war-of-the-golden-stool/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Golden_Stool https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Stool Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Typical_fight_in_the_forest,_Anglo-Ashanti_War_of_1900_(Battles_of_the_nineteenth_century,_1901).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ashanti.svg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Breen, McKinley Breen

Topics covered

• colonialism
• African history
• military conflict
• British Empire
• Ashanti tribe
• cultural heritage

Keywords

• War of the Golden Stool
• Ashanti
• British colonialism
• 1900
• African history
• military conflict
• sacred relic

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: History Dispatches

Places: Ashanti, British

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