Bono state
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 kingdom in what is now Bono, Bono East and Ahafo region respectively named after the (Bono and Ahafo) and Eastern Ivory Coast. 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 in the 12th century, was the genesis of Akan power and wealth in the region, beginning in the Middle Ages.
Bono State Bonoman | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
| 20th century | |||||||||||
| Currency | Gold dust, cowries and (Salt, copper) | ||||||||||
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