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The ASAKYIRI CLAN (VULTURE/EAGLE)

The Asakyiri Clan are also referred to as Amoakaadefuo. This is the oldest family among the 8 Akan families or clans. It can be classified as the mother of all the Akan families. Unfortunately, this family is relatively small in their numbers.

Some historians say the name might mean that initially the Asakyiri people were in their numbers and very prosperous until the main family members decided to move on to establish their towns and territories, those who decided to stay behind later became Asakyirifuo.

This, they believe might be the reason for the name and also the reason why they are so small in number.

Others also narrate that the name Asakyiri came about when a vulture (Kɔkɔsakyi/pɛtɛ) was seen eating a corpse in a bush.

This was reported to Nana Oforiwaa who is believed to be the mother of the Asakyiri family, when the old woman heard the news she said "Deɛ aboa pɛtɛ ayɛ yi 'asɛ yɛ kyiri', to wit 'what the vulture has done is forbidden'. She therefore ordered them to go and bury the remains.

As time goes on the statement 'asɛ yɛ kyiri' corrupted to the word 'Asakyiri'.

As the oldest family among the Akan families, the Asakyiri people founded the Adanse State of Akrokyere, one of the notable and historic towns in Ghana.

They lived there until the beginning of the 17th century when some of them migrated to places like Asakyiri (Amansie), Aberankese-Nyame Ani, Nzema and Wassa.

According to T.C McCaskie, Akrokyere is the oldest and was the most developed among all the traditional states of Adanse,