respectively, in the 17th century.

By 1646 the kingdom was a regional power, bolstered by European trade. It depended on the goodwill of the rising Akwamu Kingdom, which controlled the trade routes in the interior. A dispute in 1646 escalated to war when Accra invaded Larteh. At the same time, Accra was weakened by a civil war.

Akwamu conquest of Greater Accra

In 1677 Akwamuhene Ansa Sasraku, using the circumcision

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