The mpaboahene of Asantehene has a black stool. He swears to the Asantehene
with the Ahwehwebaa sword. The Ahwehwebaa sword is a sword of less
significance than the Mpomponsuo sword. It is a stool of matrilineal desendent.
This stool was created by King Osei Tutu, Opimsuo,'” It is said io have been
created before the Derkyira war with Ntim Gyakari.
The main duties of the mpaboahene are as follows: The Mpaboahene is responsiblefor
the safe-keeping of the Golden Sandals of Asantehene. He is responsible for
putting the sandals on the Kings feet.
He is responsible for the keeping of MpaboaKessie
the great, sandals. It is said that the Mpaboa Kessie
contain medicine and are worn by the King on special occasions such as war
time, business meeting of the
state.
He is responsible for all the various sandals of Asantehene, e.g golden
sandals, silver sandals, etc.
It is said that the golden sandals of Asantehene are
worn on festive ocecasions and when going to Akrafieso
(plate of ancestral worship). The silver sandals are also worn at the discretion of
the King. It is said
that they can be worn when going to the place of worship
or just at normal.
The first chief of this stool was called Gyeabuor. He went to the Denkyira war at
Fehyiase, where Ntim Gyakari, the Denkyira chief, was defeated and decapitated
by the Asantes.
Gyeabuor was succeededon the stool by Beresah. He was a brother of chief
Gyeabuor. He went to the Takyiman war in which Ameyaw, the
Tachimanhene, was defeated and beheaded by the Asante during the reign of
King Opoku Ware, Asantehene.
He also went to the Gyaman war, in the reign of
Asantehene Opoku Ware, in which Abo Kofi, the Gyamanhene, was defeated and
decapitated by the Asantes. He was on the stool in the reign of Kusi Bodum
Chief Beresah, was succeeded on the stool during the reign of Nana Osei
Kwadwo by Asare.
He went to the Banda war where Worosa, the ohief of
Banda, was captured and beheaded by the Asante Asare as a brother of
Beresah.
Asare was succeeded on the stool by his nephew, Gyeabuor. It is said that
Gyeabuor ll was on the stool during the reign of Nana Osei Asibe Bonsu,
Asantehene. Gyeabuor ll went to the Fanti war where at Anomabu the King,
Osei Bonsu Panin alias 0sei Tutu Kwame for the first time in the annals of
Asante history placed the state sword into the sea, winning the traditional
appellation of “Bonsu”, meaning the destroyer of the sea”. Gyeabuor ll also went to the Gyaman war where Adinkra was captured and beheaded by the
Asante.
Gyeabuor ll was succeeded on the stool by Gyeabuor III.
It is
said that he was a brother of his predecessor Gyeabuor I.
The history will continue during the final funeral rite.
Source: The Kingdom of Asante
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