The important city of Berekum has a military origin. The origin and meaning of its name is retained in the city’s old name which, â<80><9c>Asokore â<80><93> Berekum Domtene.â<80><9d> Dom means a crowd, or an assembly, a fighting group, or unit of warriors. â<80><9c>Teneâ<80><9d> means a file. Therefore, in totality the phrase means, â<80><9c>The file of warriors from Asokore at Berekum.â<80><9d> The name Berekum itself can be broken down into two distinct meanings that were compounded together. â<80><9c>Bere,â<80><9d> means with difficulty, or to do with difficulty. “Kum,” itself means to kill.
As stated above, the inhabitants of present day Berekum, had many wild animals, however the hunters experienced great difficulty in hunting them down. Henceforth, the name of the land became â<80><9c>difficult to kill,” or orally spoken â<80><9c>Bere na wâ<80><99>akum,â<80><9d> which this day is now Berekum.
Traditional and oral history has it, that the constituents of modern day Berekum originated by proxy.
After one of the many wars fought by the Ashante Kingdom in the 18th century, particularly with the Abron people of Gyaman, the Ashante military strategists thought it wise to create a buffer zone between the Asante Empire and what remained of the Gyaman Kingdom.
The, then, Asantehene Nana Opoku Ware and his advisors decided to leave some of the Ashanti warriors. One of these warriors was Kwaku Tia, who was from Asanti Asokore at Awaasu. Awaasu was an area located north of present day Berekum. The Ashanti authorities also left him a number of Abron captives from the war. Their mission was to spy on the Gyaman people and report any attempted plots of rebellion against the Asanteman.
Nana Opoku Wareâ<80><99>s military advisors later reenforced their military presence in the environment by adding a contingent from Adanse, which is a city north of Kumasi, to the Asokore group. These two military contingents were also later joined by a group of civilians from Denkyira.
The events which led to the accidental grouping of the individuals above, formed the nucleus of the families of Berekum citizenry that inhabit this land today.
Historians have it recorded, that the new inhabitants of Awaasu moved from their original location thrice, before they settled in present day Berekum. The reason for their move from Awaasu was that they found the land too marshy, and therefore probably not too suitable for cultivation. They first move to what is present day Pepease. At this location, some of the original warriors died, and were buried here. In fact to this day, Pepease still serves as the burial place of all the chiefs of Berekum.
They then migrated to present day Akurofo. From this location they left and they finally came and settled in Berekum. The reason for their leaving Akurofo is not too clear. What is known, however, is that Berekum at the time had a lot of game, particularly buffalos for sustenance. This might have served as the attraction for migrations of the Asahante people and the establishment of regional major city.
How the city of Berekum, Ghana was foundedpublishopenopenhow-the-city-of-berekum-ghana-was-founded<99>§¹9q<99>§º)q^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@https://russellmonteiro.com/how-the-city-of-berekum-ghana-was-founded/<80>^@^@^@post<80>^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^H,^@^@^@^O^@^F^F^G^@*5<8d>^D^@(^N^M^@^@^@^@^@^@^@<96>^@^@^@^@^@^@<80>^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^B<99>§¹9q<99>§º)qThe important city of Berekum has a military origin. The origin and meaning of its name is retained in the city’s old name which, â<80><9c>Asokore â<80><93> Berekum Domtene.â<80><9d> Dom means a crowd, or an assembly, a fighting group, or unit of warriors. â<80><9c>Teneâ<80><9d> means a file. Therefore, in totality the phrase means, â<80><9c>The file of warriors from Asokore at Berekum.â<80><9d> The name Berekum itself can be broken down into two distinct meanings that were compounded together. â<80><9c>Bere,â<80><9d> means with difficulty, or to do with difficulty. “Kum,” itself means to kill.
As stated above, the inhabitants of present day Berekum, had many wild animals, however the hunters experienced great difficulty in hunting them down. Henceforth, the name of the land became â<80><9c>difficult to kill,” or orally spoken â<80><9c>Bere na wâ<80><99>akum,â<80><9d> which this day is now Berekum.
Traditional and oral history has it, that the constituents of modern day Berekum originated by proxy.
After one of the many wars fought by the Ashante Kingdom in the 18th century, particularly with the Abron people of Gyaman, the Ashante military strategists thought it wise to create a buffer zone between the Asante Empire and what remained of the Gyaman Kingdom.
The, then, Asantehene Nana Opoku Ware and his advisors decided to leave some of the Ashanti warriors. One of these warriors was Kwaku Tia, who was from Asanti Asokore at Awaasu. Awaasu was an area located north of present day Berekum. The Ashanti authorities also left him a number of Abron captives from the war. Their mission was to spy on the Gyaman people and report any attempted plots of rebellion against the Asanteman.
Nana Opoku Wareâ<80><99>s military advisors later reenforced their military presence in the environment by adding a contingent from Adanse, which is a city north of Kumasi, to the Asokore group. These two military contingents were also later joined by a group of civilians from Denkyira.
The events which led to the accidental grouping of the individuals above, formed the nucleus of the families of Berekum citizenry that inhabit this land today.
Historians have it recorded, that the new inhabitants of Awaasu moved from their original location thrice, before they settled in present day Berekum. The reason for their move from Awaasu was that they found the land too marshy, and therefore probably not too suitable for cultivation. They first move to what is present day Pepease. At this location, some of the original warriors died, and were buried here. In fact to this day, Pepease still serves as the burial place of all the chiefs of Berekum.
They then migrated to present day Akurofo. From this location they left and they finally came and settled in Berekum. The reason for their leaving Akurofo is not too clear. What is known, however, is that Berekum at the time had a lot of game, particularly buffalos for sustenance. This might have served as the attraction for migrations of the Asahante people and the establishment of regional major city.