Yaa Asantewaa and the War of the Golden Stool

In 1900, as the British tightened their grip on Asante after exiling King Prempeh I, they made a fatal demand: the Golden Stool, the soul of the Asante nation. A 60-year-old queen mother, Yaa Asantewaa of Ejisu, refused to yield. This episode tells the story of the War of the Golden Stool — how a woman of no formal military rank rallied a fractured kingdom, laid siege to the British fort at Kumasi, and turned a colonial land-grab into a legend. We explore the strategic brilliance of the Asante guerrilla campaign, the role of the priestess Afia Kobi, the British counterattack with Maxim guns, and Yaa Asantewaa's eventual capture and exile to the Seychelles. Her words still echo: 'If you men will not go forward, then we women will.' A pivotal moment in Ghana's history that resonates in African resistance narratives today. #YaaAsantewaa #WarOfTheGoldenStool #AsanteEmpire #GoldenStool #Ejisu #1900 #BritishColonialism #GoldCoast #Kumasi #SeychellesExile #AfricanResistance #QueenMother #WomenInHistory #MaximGun #GuerrillaWarfare #19thCentury #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo