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Omanhen

Fante · Fante / Central Region, Ghana (Akan) · Royal title

Omanhen (Twi omanhene, 'state-chief') is the paramount chief of an Akan traditional state (ɔman), above the chiefs of its towns.

The Omanhen presided over the durbar of chiefs.

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