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ID: 6001970
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/6001970
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Fante (historical region)  Fante (historical region)

Note: Historic group of states located in what is currently southern Ghana; originated in 17th cen. when the Fanti people from Mankessim, NE of Cape Coast, settled in vacant areas; flourished as intermediary in Ashanti-European trade in gold and firearms.

Names:
Fante (preferred,C,V,English-P)
Fanti (C,V)
Fanti confederacy (C,O)
פנטה (C,U,Hebrew )

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Africa (continent)  ....  Africa (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Ghana (nation)  ........  Ghana (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Fante (historical region)  ............  Fante (historical region) (P)

Place Types:
historical region (preferred, C)
confederation (H)
region (geographic) (C)

Sources and Contributors:
פנטה..........  [IMJ]
...........  Israel Museum Jerusalem contribution (n.d.)
Fante..........  [IMJ Preferred, VP Preferred]
..............  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (1994-2002)
..............  Israel Museum Jerusalem contribution (n.d.)
..............  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 343
Fanti..........  [VP]
..............  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (1994-2002) accessed 10/30/2000
Fanti confederacy..........  [VP]
................................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (1994-2002) accessed 10/30/2000
Subject: .....  [IMJ, VP]
..................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (1994-2002) accessed 10/30/2000
..................  Israel Museum Jerusalem contribution (n.d.)
..................  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 343
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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