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In 1900, Yaa Asantewaa, Queen Mother of Ejisu, became the leading symbol of Asante resistance in the war sparked by British demands concerning the sacred Golden Stool.
Formed in 1868 and reorganised under a written constitution in 1871, the Fante Confederation joined coastal states in an ambitious experiment in security, taxation, education and self-government.