Bonoman

Bonoman was an Akan state based at Bono Manso on the northern edge of the Ghanaian forest. Through nearby Begho, Wangara merchants exchanged salt and metal goods for Bono gold and ivory.

By the late fifteenth century Bono Manso was a busy trade centre. Bonoman fought Gonja, but drought, succession disputes and changing trade weakened it in the seventeenth century. Asante conquered Bono Manso in 1723; the Bono royal line was later re-established at Takyiman under Asante rule.