List of rulers of the Akan state of Bono-Tekyiman
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List of Rulers of the Akan state of Bono-Tekyiman
Bonoman (Bono State) Kings[1]
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1295 to 1325 | King (Nana) Asaman Founder of Bonoman | |
| 1325 to 1328 | Queen mother Ameya Kese | |
| 1328 to 1363 | King Akumfi Ameyaw I | |
| 1363 to 1431 | King Obunumankoma | |
| 1431 to 1463 | King Takyi Akwamo | |
| 1463 to 1475 | King Gyako | |
| 1475 to 1495 | King Dwamena Kwame | |
| 1495 to 1564 | King Afena Yaw I | |
| 1564 to 1595 | King Brempon Katakyira | |
| 1595 to 1609 | King Yeboa Ananta | |
| 1609 to 1618 | King Ati Kwame | |
| 1618 to 1633 | King Ameyaw Kurompe | |
| 1633 to 1639 | King Afena Diamono | |
| 1639 to 1649 | King Owusu Aduam | |
| 1649 to 1659 | King Akumfi Ameyaw II | |
| 1659 to 1664 | King Kofi Asamankwa | |
| 1664 to 1699 | King Owusu Akyempo | |
| 1669 to 1684 | King Gyamfo Kumanini | |
| 1684 to 1692 | King Boakye Tenten | |
| 1692 to 1712 | King Kyereme Bampo | |
| 1712 to 1740 | King Ameyaw Kwakye I | The last Bonohene during the reign of which the Asantes defeated (1723) through treachery |
| 1740 | Foundation of Bono-Tekyiman | |
| Tekyimanhene (rulers) | ||
| c. 1740 to 1782 | Gyako I, Tekyimanhene | |
| 1782 to 1830 | Kyereme Kofi, Tekyimanhene | |
| 1830 to 1837 | Owusu Amprofi, Tekyimanhene | |
| 1837 to 1851 | Ameyaw Kyereme, Tekyimanhene | |
| 1851 to 1864 | Bafuo Twi, Tekyimanhene | |
| 1864 to 1886 | Kwabena Fofie, Tekyimanhene | |
| 1886 to 1899 | Gyako II, Tekyimanhene | |
| 1899 to ???? | Konkroma, Tekyimanhene | |
| 1907 to 1927 | Yaw Kramo, Tekyimanhene | |
| 1927 to 1935 | Yaw Ameyaw I, Tekyimanhene | |
| 1935 to 1936 | Kwasi Twi, Tekyimanhene | |
| 1936 to 1937 | Ameyaw II, Tekyimanhene | |
| 1937 to 1941 | Berempon Kwaku Kyereme, Tekyimanhene | |
| 1941 to 1943 | Kwaku Gyako III, Tekyimanhene | |
| February 1944 to April 1961 | Akumfi Ameyaw III, Tekyimanhene | |
| 1962 to1988 | Kwakye Ameyaw II, Tekyimanhene | |
| ante/c.1997 to present | Nana Akumfi Ameyaw IV, Tekyimanhene | |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “The divine kingship in Ghana and ancient Egypt” of Mrs Eva Lewin-Richter Meyerowitz. 1960. 49a Redcliffe Road, London S.W. 10.