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    Dahomey

    1600–1904 kingdom in West Africa

    The Kingdom of Dahomey 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 coast which granted it unhindered access to the tricontinental Atlantic Slave Trade. For much of the middle 19th century, the Kingdom of Dahomey became a key regional state, after eventually ending tributary status to the Oyo Empire. European visitors extensively documented the kingdom, and it became one of the most familiar African nations known to Europeans. Wikipedia

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    Dahomey was also weakened after failing to invade and capture slaves in Abeokuta, a Yoruba city-state which was founded by the Oyo Empire refugees migrating southward. [10] Dahomey later began experiencing territorial disputes with France which led to the war in 1890 and part of the kingdom becoming a French protectorate.
  3. britannica.com

    Dec 16, 2024Dahomey, kingdom in western Africa that flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries in the region that is now southern Benin. According to tradition, at the beginning of the 17th century three brothers vied for the kingdom of Allada, which, like neighbouring Whydah (now Ouidah), had grown rich on the
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  5. smithsonianmag.com

    Learn about the true history behind the new movie starring Viola Davis as a leader of the Agojie, an elite, all-woman army in the West African kingdom of Dahomey. Discover how the film portrays the Agojie's role in the slave trade, their conflicts with neighboring kingdoms and their legacy.
  6. blackhistorymonth.org.uk

    Learn about the rise and fall of the Kingdom of Dahomey, a powerful West African state that dominated the Atlantic slave trade for over a century. Explore its origins, expansion, culture, and legacy in this comprehensive article.
  7. nationalgeographic.com

    The warriors of this West African kingdom were formidable—and female In the 17th century, Dahomey flourished under the protection of its all-woman military regiment that inspired Viola Davis's ...
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