Osei Kofi Tutu, the fourth ruler of the Ashanti Empire, serving from 1701 until 1717, was also one of the most important leaders of the state that is now part of modern-day Ghana - See more at: http://www.blackpast.org/gah/tutu-osei-kofi-c-1680-1717#sthash.nnJOX79z.dpuf