Yaa Asantewaa and the War of the Golden Stool

In 1900, the Asante rose in one last, desperate war against British rule—led by a woman named Yaa Asantewaa, the queen mother of Ejisu. When the British governor, Sir Frederick Hodgson, demanded the Golden Stool—the sacred symbol of Asante nationhood—Yaa Asantewaa rallied the chiefs and led a rebellion that besieged the fort at Kumasi for months. This episode tells the story of the War of the Golden Stool: the ambush of a British relief column at Barekese, the siege of the fort, the betrayal by some Asante allies, and the eventual capture and exile of Yaa Asantewaa. We explore the Golden Stool's spiritual significance, the role of the priestess Nana Konadu Yiadom, and how this defeat paradoxically preserved Asante unity under British indirect rule. A tale of courage, colonial arrogance, and a symbol that still endures. #YaaAsantewaa #GoldenStool #AsanteEmpire #WarOfTheGoldenStool #Ejisu #SirFrederickHodgson #Barekese #Kumasi #BritishColonialism #GoldCoast #SiegeOfKumasi #1900 #NanaKonaduYiadom #AsanteNationhood #WestAfricanHistory #WomenInHistory #FexingoHistory #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo