Brief History Of Sunyani The history of Sunyani revolves around a hunter by name Boahen Korkor and another one from Akwamu. Boahen Korkor was a member of the Amakom royal house in Asante. He migrated with his sister, Nyamaa and a large retinue in the 17th century. Boahen Korkor's first settlement was Tanoso near Tano River where a tusk(asonmmen) was installed. The post where the tusk was installed became a shrine for the Tano River God. When the Tano river God became famous and attracted many followers, the Asantehene dispatched his officials to Tanoso where they could also attend the Deity. Out of fear of the domination by the new settlers, Boahen Korkor and his followers moved further and settled at Abesim where a large group of Akwamu (Dormaa) migrants from present day Eastern region settled. Still apprehensive of annexation by the Dormaa people, Boahen Korkor moved further westward and settled on the banks of a stream named Nsankronsua. While at Nsankronsuano, that is at the banks of Nsankrosua, Boahen Korkor met Nana Antepim, another hunter(who had migrated from Denkyira). The two named their place 'Gubre', meaning a stream that refreshes. From Nsankronsuano, Boahen Korkor settled permanently on a parcel of land where elephants were flayed, along with another hunter called Nana Bofotia from Akwamu. The settlement was named "Asonodwae", thus a place for flaying elephants, now corrupted into Sunyani. After the defeat of the Asante by the British in 1900, the federated states of Asante including those in the present day Bono Ahafo region reverted to their autonomous status. The Brong Ahafo area later became an administrative unit called Western Province of Ashanti. On 29th December, 1901, Captain T.E. Fell, acting on behalf of the Chief Commissioner, entered into Land Acquisition Agreement with the Sunyani Stool then occupied by Nana Kwadwo Barnie and acquired the lands on behalf of the Gold Coast Government. The omanhene of Sunyani is Nana Bosoma Asor Nkrawiri ll. ~~#blogger #nanaasanteyekye #Bono #Sunyani #Abakosem #Abakɔsɛm #akan (at Osimpamfm 95.5MHz) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbFTFL2MjX3/?utm_medium=tumblr
