This article is about the Akan state of the Bono people. For their other kingdom, see Gyaman.
Bono State
Bonoman
11th century–20th century
Capital
Bono Manso
Common languages
Bono Twi
Religion
Bono Ancestral worship and spirituality
Government
Monarchy
History
• Established
11th century
• Renamed Brong-Ahafo
1957
• Dissolved into Ghana
20th century
Currency
Gold dust, cowries and (Salt, copper)
Succeeded by
Techiman
Denkyira
Akwamu
Bono State (or Bonoman) was a trading state created by the Bono people, located in what is now southern Ghana. Bonoman was a medieval Akan state that stretched across the modern Ghanaian regions of Bono, Bono East and Ahafo (respectively named after the Bono and Ahafo peoples) and the Eastern Ivory Coast.[1] It is generally accepted as the origin of the subgroups of the Akan people who migrated out of the state at various times to create new Akan states in search of gold. The gold trade, which started to boom in Bonoman as early as the 14th century, led to the Akan War, as well as increased power and wealth in the region, beginning in the Middle Ages.[2]
^Anquandah, James (2002). "Ghana: early towns & the development of urban culture: an archaeological view". In Adande, Alexis B. A.; Arinze, Emmanuel (eds.). Museums & urban culture in West Africa. Oxford: James Currey. pp. 9–16. ISBN 0-85255-276-9.
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