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The Dahomey Kingdom became known to European traders at this time as a major source of slaves in the slave trade at Allada and Whydah. [5] King Agaja, grandson of Houegbadja, came to the throne in 1718 and began significant expansion of the Kingdom of Dahomey. By 1720, King Agaja repudiated the kingdom's allegiance to Allada and began ...
The Kingdom of Dahomey (/ d ə ˈ h oʊ m i /) was a West African kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904. It developed on the Abomey Plateau amongst the Fon people in the early 17th century and became a regional power in the 18th century by expanding south to conquer key cities like Whydah belonging to the Kingdom of Whydah on the Atlantic ...
Tapestry depicting several kings of Dahomey and their regnal years. The King of Dahomey (Ahosu in the Fon language) was the ruler of Dahomey, a West African kingdom in the southern part of present-day Benin, which lasted from 1600 until 1900 when the French Third Republic abolished the political authority of the Kingdom.
History of the central African Kingdom of Dahomey by period. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. C.
The Dahomey army also built fortifications such as trenches, which effectively made the use of cavalry useless. [19] The battle lasted four days, but the Oyo were eventually victorious after reinforcements arrived. [19] Dahomey was forced to pay tribute to Oyo. The Oyo invaded Dahomey 11 times before finally subjugating the kingdom in 1748. [20]
History of the Kingdom of Dahomey by period (3 C) K. Kings of Dahomey (18 P) M. Dahomean mythology (1 C, 3 P) W. Works about Dahomey (1 C) Pages in category "Kingdom ...
In November 2021, 61 years after Benin gained independence from the French empire, 26 of the many thousands of plundered national antiquities were returned by France to their African home.
18th century in the Kingdom of Dahomey (11 P) 19th century in the Kingdom of Dahomey (3 C, ...