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| | Ashanti |
 | | The Ashantis went from being a tributary state, to a confederation of states, and ultimately a centralized hierarchical kingdom. |
| | Unique to West Africa, the Ashanti government was built upon a sophisticated bureaucracy in Kumasi, with separate Ministries to handle the state's affairs. |
| | Of particular note was Ashanti's Foreign Office based in Kumasi; despite its small size, the Ashanti Foreign Office allowed the state to pursue complex arrangements with foreign powers, and the Office itself contained separate departments for handling relations with the British, French, Dutch, and Arabs individually. |
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