The Asante confederation has slowly disintegrated as…

The Asante confederation has slowly disintegrated as subject territories break away and as protected regions defect to British rule.

The warrior spirit of the nation is not entirely subdued, however, and enforcement of the treaty has led to recurring difficulties and outbreaks of fighting.

In 1896 the British dispatch another expedition that again occupies Kumasi and that forces Asante to become a protectorate of the British Crown.

The position of asantehene is abolished, and the incumbent is exiled.