Osei Bonsu
Osei Bonsu was the Asantehene. He reigned from 1804 to 1824. During his reign the Ashanti fought the Fante confederation and ended up dominating Gold Coast trade. In Akan, Bonsu means whale, and is symbolic of his achievement of extending the Ashanti Empire to the coast.
He died in Kumasi, and was succeeded by Osei Yaw Akoto.
Other sources refer to him as Osei Tutu Kwame.
