@truthatlas1: "Asanteman's most powerful military title — Bantamahene, war general of the whole empire — carries a Dagbani name meaning 'my father gave it to me.' Osei Tutu I stripped his own commander of power and gave it to Dagomba settlers. To this day, Bantama is the one chieftaincy in a matrilineal empire that inherits through the father. It's why the Asantehene calls the Yaa-Naa 'my brother.' If Dagbon was conquered, why does Asante's capital still answer to it? 🦁" #Dagbon #Asante #Bantama #GhanaHistory #WestAfricanHistory