Kingdom of Jakasse

**Colony of Jakasse and the Pepper Coast**
(1811-1858)
**Pepper Coast**
(1858-1960)
Colony of Jakasse and the Pepper Coast; (1811-1858)Pepper Coast; (1858-1960)
1811–1960
	Company flag (1824-1960) and civil flag (1917-1960) Badge (1858-1960)
Status	Colony of the Pepper Coast Company
Capital	Jakasse
Common languages	Anglish (official); Banno, Latso, Nitnide, Mi, Sahrabic
Religion	Christianity, Salam, West African religions
Government	Private colony under the jurisdiction of the Pepper Coast Company
Chairman
• 1811–1812	William James Holland (first)
• 1957–1960	Floyd Cook (last)
Legislature	Board of Governors
Historical era	Modern era
• Siege of Jakasse	12 May 1811
• Reorganization	4 June 1858
• Independence declared	11 November 1960
Area
1820	5,546 km2 (2,141 sq mi)
1960	33,550 km2 (12,950 sq mi)
Population
• 1820	14,550
• 1960	568,022
Currency	Pepper Coast pound
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Batsweda Empire
Republic of Batsweda

Batsweda Empire
ꗪꕏꕝ ꕭꕪꕸꖂ (Banno)
*Ɓɛ́xwáɖá Gã̌ǎ-kãá-ɓòɖò*
إمبراطورية البهودة (Sahrabic)
*ʾImbirāṭūriyat āl-Bahūda*
Batsweda Empire ꗪꕏꕝ ꕭꕪꕸꖂ (Banno); Ɓɛ́xwáɖá Gã̌ǎ-kãá-ɓòɖò; إمبراطورية البهودة (Sahrabic); ʾImbirāṭūriyat āl-Bahūda
c. 1500–1811
	Attested banner under Kã́á Nsĩã́ (c. 1550)
Capital	Jakasse (seasonal)
Common languages	Banno, Sahrabic, Latso, Nitnide, Mi
Religion	Salam (offical after 1597), West African religions
Demonym(s)	Batsweda
Government	Monarchy
Kã́á
• c. 1500–1539	Koseda I (first)
• 1803–1811	Mohamed III (last)
Historical era	Early modern period
• Conquest of the Tsweda river basin	c. 1500
• War of the Broken Fetish	1676
• Siege of Jakasse	12 May 1811
Currency	Gold dust
	Succeeded by
Pepper Coast

Kingdom of Jakasse
ꕧꕪꔻ ꕪꕸꖂ (Banno)
*Jǎkasì Kã́á-ɓòɖò*
Kingdom of Jakasse ꕧꕪꔻ ꕪꕸꖂ (Banno); Jǎkasì Kã́á-ɓòɖò
c. 225 BCE–416 CE
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Antiquity
• Established	c. 225 BCE
• Disestablished	416 CE
	...;

Batsweda Empire (c. 1500-1811)

Pepper Coast (1811-1960)

Republic of Batsweda (1960-present)

Republic of Batsweda جمهورية البهودة (Sahrabic) Ɓɛ́xwáɖá Nyɔ-kɔ̃̀wuɖuí (Banno) Batswɛɖa Dukɔa ƒe Dukɔa (Latso) Tokpɔn Bocwɛɛɖò (Mi) Republik bu Batwéda (Nitnide)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "O, Dawn of Liberty"
Location of Batsweda (dark green)
Map of Batsweda
Capital and largest city	Jakasse
Official languages	Anglish, Sahrabic
Recognised national languages	Banno, Latso, Mi, Nitnide
Ethnic groups (2020)	34.3% Banno 22.8% Latso 19.9% Nitnide 14.5% Mi 6.4% Sahrab 2.1% Other
Religion (2020)	51.9% Salam 38.1% Christianity 5.2% Traditional faiths 3.3% no religion 1.5% Other
Demonym(s)	Batswedan
Government	Unitary parliamentary directorial republic under a military junta

• Presidency	Dialla Sacko (interim) John Obuor (interim)
• Prime Minister	Samuel Nyantah (interim)

Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	National Assembly
Independence from the Pepper Coast Company

• Conquest of the Tsweda river basin	c. 1500
• Siege of Jakasse	12 May 1811
• Independence declared	11 November 1960
• Joined the Assembled Nations	1 January 1961
• End of the First Batsweda Civil War	12 February 1969
• Jakasse Peace Accords	27 September 2002

Area
• Total	33,550 km² (12,950 sq mi)
• Water (%)	14.2
Population
• 2020 census	1,214,380
• Density	36.2/km² (93.8/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2024 estimate
• Total	$4.062 billion
• Per capita	$3,345
GDP (nominal)	2024 estimate
• Total	$1.475 billion
• Per capita	$1,215
Gini (2024)	41.7 medium
Currency	Batswedan gerah (₲) (BDG)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Central Europan Time)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+360
ISO 3166 code	BD
Internet TLD	.bd