List of rulers of Asante
List of Rulers of the Akan (Bron) state of Asante (Ashanti)
Territory comprised part of present-day southern Ghana
| Reign | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 'Asantehenes - Asante Ahenfo (Kings Of Asante) | ||
| c.1570 to ? | Otumfuo Nana Twum, the Asantehene | |
| ? to c.1600 | Otumfuo Nana Antwi, the Asantehene | |
| c.1600 to c.1630 | Otumfuo Nana Kobia Amamfi, the Asantehene | |
| c.1630 to c.1660 | Otumfuo Nana Oti Akenten, the Asantehene | |
| c.1660 to 1680 | Otumfuo Nana Obiri Yeboa, the Asantehene | Founder of Kumasi, capital of Asante |
| 1680 to 1717 | Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu Opemsoo, the Asantehene | |
| 1720 to 1750 | Otumfuo Nana Opoko Ware Katakyie, the Asantehene | |
| 1750 to 1764 | Otumfuo Nana Kusi Oboadum, the Asantehene | Forced to abdicate |
| 1764 to 1777 | Otumfuo Nana Osei Kwadwo Okoawia, the Asantehene | |
| 1777 to 1803 | Otumfuo Nana Osei Kwame, the Asantehene | Forced to abdicate |
| 1803 to 1803 | Otumfuo Nana Opoku Fofie, the Asantehene | |
| 1804 to 1823 | Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu Kwame, the Asantehene (alias Osei Bonsu) | |
| 1824 to 1833 | Otumfuo Nana Osei Yaw Akoto, the Asantehene | |
| 1834 to 1867 | Otumfuo Nana Kwaku Dua Panin, the Asantehene | |
| 1867 to 1874 | Otumfuo Nana Kofi Karikari, the Asantehene | Forced to abdicate |
| 1874 to 1883 | Otumfuo Nana Mensa Bonsu, the Asantehene | Forced to abdicate |
| 1883 to 1888 | Civil War | |
| 1884 to 1884 | Otumfuo Nana Kwaku Dua II, the Asantehene | |
| 1888 to 1931 | Otumfuo Nana Prempeh I, the Asantehene | |
| 1931 to 1970 | Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II, the Asantehene | |
| 1970 to 1999 | Otumfuo Nana [Opoku Ware II]], the Asantehene | |
| 1999 to present | Otumfuo Nana Nana Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene |