for the Empire of Ashanti in the process. A shrine in Anyinam commemorates the birth of Osei Tutu. The village chief told Gus Casely-Hayford regarding Osei Tutu: "He was more than a man, he was our messiah, brave, intelligent, someone who through almost force of will forged this country. He built a culture, it did not evolve; it was made by a great man." References and notes "Osei Tutu (d. 1717)", Black History Pages. https://archive.today/20040428083020/http://members.tripod.com/~Abyssinia/Africa/OseiTutu.html "Osei Tutu", Encyclopædia Britannica. https://web.archive.org/web/20140803212610/http://www.swagga.com/king.htm http://www.info-ghana.com/ashanti_empire.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20061124060938/http://www.upstate88.com/blackhistory/page4.html "The Precolonial Period", in La Verle Berry, ed., Ghana: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1994. https://web.archive.org/web/20070807103649/http://www.kumasimetro.org/cc_kma.cfm?tblCADCorpID=33 https://web.archive.org/web/20070928034646/http://www.ashanti.com.au/pb/wp_5e360041.html "His Majesty The King of Asante Otumfuo Osei Tutu II From Ghana, Makes First Visit to Boston - Wednesday, November 2, 2005" "Osei Tutu", Ijebu. 1710s deaths Akan people Ashanti monarchs 18th-century rulers in Africa History of Ghana Deaths by firearm in Ghana Year of birth unknown 1660s births