Boamponsem

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Boamponsem was the Denkyirahene, that is the ruler of Denkyira from sometime until the 1650s until 1694. In 1692 he sent a trade representative to act as his ajecnt along the Gold Coast.

Boamponsem died in 1694.

Boamponsem is remembered in Denkyiran tradition as a successful ruler. He is also remembered as having been autocratic.

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McKaskie, T. C. "Denkyira in the Making of Asante" in The Journal of African History. Vol. 48 (2007) no. 1, p. 1-2