The Black Stool

By Matt Starking

Book Overview

This book is a historic fiction, full of love, wisdom and lessons, politics, military might, royalty, colorful cultural presentation of an ancient kingdom of West Africa called Akan.Out of this Imperial line came the Akan's who founded the old Akana (Ancient Ghana) Empire that ruled for over thousand years in the confluence of the Niger and the vast regions of Western Africa. The Akan's tenaciously held on to their form of worship. Akan are very spiritual and religious people and hold on to their beliefs.At the peak of their glory in the ancient Akana (Ghana) Empire occurred the invasion of the Amoravid that brought the Islamic religion. The invasion and the forced imposition of Islam, made our ancestors resist the newcomers and after heavy warfare, they moved from their Capital Sikassou in present day Mali to Gonja in present day northern Ghana, on to the banks of the River Tano, present day Amprofi Tanoso founding the Sacred Dominion of Amprofi Tano at Tanoso, where all the Seven Akan clans congregated and worshipped their God through their Deities.The Akans rejected Islam because of their own believes in the One God, Oboadae Onyankonpon Kwame God the Creator. The Royal Households of each clan were assigned a royal stool which was the accompanied by a Tano- Deity, to provide spiritual guidance and the power to establish Kingdoms. The total population of Akans in entire West Africa is estimated at approximately 40 million, today and can be located around southern Mali, Ivory coast, Ghana and some parts of Ivory coast.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F5QM21FM
• ISBN13: 9798280582026
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 107 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"