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List of rulers of the Akan state of Gyaman

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Gyaman (also spelled Jamang, Gyaaman) was a medieval Akan people state, located within both Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire.[1]

Tenure Incumbent Notes
c. 1450 Foundation of Gyaaman state (Bonduku or Abron kingdom)
Gyaamanhene (Bronhene) (Rulers)
Yakasse dynasty and Zanzan dynasty alternately
???? to 1720 Biri Kofi Panyin, Gyaamanhene
1720 to 1746 Abo Kofi, Gyaamanhene
1746 to 1760 Kofi Sono, Gyaamanhene
1760 to 1790 Agyeman, Gyaamanhene
1790 to 1810 Biri Kofi Kadyo, Gyaamanhene
1810 to 1820 Kwadwo Adinkra Kadyo, Gyaamanhene
1820 to 1830 Fofie, Gyaamanhene
1830 to 1850 Kwasi Yeboa, Gyaamanhene
1850 to 1895 Kwadwo Agyeman, Gyaamanhene 1st Term
1895 to 1898 The Imam of Bonduku
1898 to 1898 Kwadwo Agyeman, Gyaamanhene 2nd Term
1898 to 1902 Kwadwo Yeboa, Gyaamanhene
1902 to 1904 Amenyina, Gyaamanhene
1904 Ten Dati, Gyaamanhene
1922 to 9 May 1942 Nana Kwadwo Agyeman, Gyaamanhene 1st Term
9 May 1942 to 28 June 1942 Kofi Yeboa, Gyaamanhene
28 June 1942 to December 1942 Kofi Tarh, Gyaamanhene
December 1942 to 1944 Nana Kwadwo Agyeman, Gyaamanhene 2nd Term
1944 to 1 January 1963 Kwame Adinkra, Gyaamanhene

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References

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  1. ^ Agyemang, Joseph Kwadwo (2013). "The people the boundary could not divide: The Gyaman of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire in historical perspective". Journal of African Studies and Development. 5 (7): 177–189.