The Return of Prempeh: Ashanti Restoration and Indirect Rule

After decades of exile in the Seychelles, Asantehene Prempeh I finally returned to Kumasi in 1924. But his homecoming was not a restoration of the old Ashanti Empire — it was a carefully managed British scheme. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the British used 'Indirect Rule' through a puppet monarch, the appointment of Prempeh as Kumasihene rather than Asantehene, and the slow rebuilding of Ashanti identity under colonial supervision. They discuss the role of Francis Fuller, the restoration of the Golden Stool's public reverence, and how Prempeh's quiet diplomacy prepared the ground for the Ashanti Confederacy's official restoration in 1935. A story of cultural survival, political cunning, and the long road back from defeat. #AshantiHistory #PrempehI #GoldenStool #IndirectRule #SeychellesExile #Kumasi #GoldCoast #BritishEmpire #ColonialHistory #FrancisFuller #AshantiConfederacy #Kumasihene #Asantehene #1920s #AfricanHistory #FexingoHistory #HistoryPodcast #WestAfrica #GhanaHistory #AshantiEmpire Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo