Military
Fourth, as one of the key objectives for forming the Asante Union was to overthrow the Denkyira, Osei Tutu placed strong emphasis on the military organization of the Union. Supposedly borrowing the military organization from the Akwamu, Osei Tutu honed the Union army into an effective and efficient fighting unit. Osei Tutu used the square formation whereby the soildiers were placed at the corners of the Empire so as to protect the Kumasi if the enemies attacked the Asante Empire,tis formation was adopted by all the small states that were annexed by the Asante state....
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