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Since Dahomey was a significant military power involved in the slave trade, slaves and human sacrifice became crucial aspects of the ceremony. Captives from war and criminals were killed for the deceased kings of Dahomey. During the ceremony, around 500 prisoners would be sacrificed.
The Fon people traditionally were a culture of an oral tradition and had a well-developed polytheistic religious system. [5] They were noted by early 19th-century European traders for their N'Nonmiton practice, or Dahomey Amazons – which empowered their women to serve in the military, who decades later fought the French colonial forces in ...
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 ...
According to oral tradition, Dakodonou establishes palace in Abomey. 1724-1727 AD Agaja conquers Allada and Whydah. 1730 AD Dahomey loses war with the Oyo Empire becoming a tributary. 1823 AD King Ghezo defeats Oyo in war and ends tributary status of Dahomey. 1851-1852 AD British put naval blockade on Dahomey ports stopping the slave trade ...
Dahomean culture was deeply rooted in intense reverence for the kings of Dahomey and with great religious significance. Each king was symbolised on a "common appliquéd quilt". Ceremonies were part of the culture, with human sacrifice as one of the practices. [11]
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Oral tradition contends that Do-Aklin moved from Allada to the Abomey plateau, Dakodonu created the first settlement and founded the kingdom (but is often considered a "mere chief"), and Houegbadja who settled the kingdom, built the palace and created much of the structure is often considered the first king of Dahomey. [4] Oral tradition ...
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.