<P> In the 1670s the head of the Oyoko clan , Osei Kofi Tutu I , began another rapid consolidation of Akan peoples via diplomacy and warfare . King Osei Kofu Tutu I and his chief advisor , Okomfo Kwame Frimpong Anokye led a coalition of influential Ashanti city - states against their mutual oppressor , the Denkyira who held the Ashanti Kingdom in its thrall . The Ashanti Kingdom utterly defeated them at the Battle of Feyiase , proclaiming its independence in 1701 . Subsequently , through hard line force of arms and savoir - faire diplomacy , the duo induced the leaders of the other Ashanti city - states to declare allegiance and adherence to Kumasi , the Ashanti capital . From the beginning , King Osei Tutu and priest Anokye followed an expansionist and an imperialistic provincial foreign policy . According to folklore , Okomfo Anokye is believed to have visited Agona - Akrofonso . ( link unavailable . No proof found ) </P>
the capital of the asante kingdom after unification in the late 17th century was this city
Kumasi