Ashanti Empire expanded to the region located in south Ghana and is one of ten administrative regions
Between the 10th and 12th centuries AD, the ethnic Akan people migrated into the forest belt of Southern Ghana and established several Akan states: Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Assin-Denkyira-Fante Confederacy-Mankessim Kingdom (present-day Central region), Akyem-Akwamu-Akuapem-Kwahu (present-day Eastern region and Greater Accra), and Ahanta-Aowin-Sefwi-Wassa (present-day Western region)
== Geography ==The Ashanti Empire was one of a series of states along the coast including Dahomey, Benin, and Oyo

