# Abo Kofi - Gyaamanhene

URL: https://allhistories.com/ivory-coast/rulers/abo-kofi
Term: 1720–1746
Number in the list: 8
Dynasty: Yakasse / Zanzan (alternating)
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_the_Akan_state_of_Gyaman

Abo Kofi ruled Gyaaman for about 26 years in the early 18th century, a period when the Bondoukou trade in gold and kola flourished beside the rising Kong Empire.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Seku Watara](https://allhistories.com/ivory-coast/rulers/seku-watara)
- Next in list: [Abla Pokou](https://allhistories.com/ivory-coast/rulers/abla-pokou)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1722 - [Asante Conquest of Bono](https://allhistories.com/ivory-coast/timeline/1722-asante-conquest-of-bono)
- 1730 - [Begho Declines as Bondoukou Rises](https://allhistories.com/ivory-coast/timeline/1730-begho-declines-as-bondoukou-rises)
- 1735 - [Flight of Abla Pokou's Followers from Kumasi](https://allhistories.com/ivory-coast/timeline/1735-flight-of-abla-pokou-s-followers-from-kumasi)
- 1737 - [Seku Ouattara Takes Bobo-Dioulasso](https://allhistories.com/ivory-coast/timeline/1737-seku-ouattara-takes-bobo-dioulasso)
- 1739 - [Famaga Watara Seizes Sofara](https://allhistories.com/ivory-coast/timeline/1739-famaga-watara-seizes-sofara)
- 1740 - [Asante Defeats Gyaaman and Makes It a Tributary](https://allhistories.com/ivory-coast/timeline/1740-asante-defeats-gyaaman-and-makes-it-a-tributary)
- 1740 - [Sanwi Kingdom Founded at Krindjabo](https://allhistories.com/ivory-coast/timeline/1740-sanwi-kingdom-founded-at-krindjabo)
- 1745 - [Indénié Kingdom Takes Shape around Abengourou](https://allhistories.com/ivory-coast/timeline/1745-indenie-kingdom-takes-shape-around-abengourou)
- 1745 - [Death of Seku Ouattara](https://allhistories.com/ivory-coast/timeline/1745-death-of-seku-ouattara)