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Below; 1890 map of the Ashantee area showing the Pra river ( Prah ).  Commassie, the capital, Becquah or Beqwai ( Boquah  ) etc. The British Gold Coast Protectorate attacked by the Ashanti army was south of the Prah river.
Bottom; tribal distribution map of West Africa 1890s - with the location of the area above arrowed. Today this area is the West African Republic of Ghana.

 


 

 

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