Editing Accra (section)

===Akwamu===
In 1677 Akwamuhene Ansa Sasraku, using the circumcision of a visiting Akwamu prince as pretext, attacked Accra. He sacked Ayawaso and beheaded the king, Okai Koi.{{sfn|Wilks|1957|p=32}} The king's son, Ofori, retreated to 'Small Accra', the town that had grown up under the walls of Fort Crèvecœur.{{sfn|Wilks|1957|p=33}} Ansa Sasraku's attempts to finish off the Accrans were defeated by the guns of the Danish Fort Christianborg.{{sfn|Wilks|1957|p=34}} Ofori and his people survived for a few years, until the Akwamu fomented a rebellion amongst the Danish garrison, and the fort was turned over to the Portuguese. Ansa Sasraku returned in 1681, burning Osu town and Small Accra and chasing Ofori to exile in [[Fetu Kingdom|Fetu]].{{sfn|Wilks|1957|p=36}} As Akwamu continued to expand, strips of land east and west were added to the Accra province.{{sfn|Wilks|1957|p=44}} When Akwamu was defeated by the [[Akyem]] in 1730, however, Accra regained its independence.