military unit called the Dahomey Amazons by European observers, and the elaborate religious practices of Vodun. The growth of Dahomey coincided with the growth...

In Greek mythology, the Amazons (Ancient Greek: Ἀμαζόνες Amazónes, singular Ἀμαζών Amazōn; in Latin Amāzon, -ŏnis) are portrayed in a number of ancient...

General Alfred-Amédée Dodds, and Dahomey under King Béhanzin. The French emerged triumphant and incorporated Dahomey into their growing colonial territory...

Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin), and also known as Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the...

ISBN 9782721006516. "Histoire économique du Dahomey (Bénin) (1890-1920)". Persée (in French). 1996. "Les Amazones. Une armée de femmes dans l'Afrique précoloniale"...

1906) is considered the eleventh (if Adandozan is not counted) King of Dahomey, modern-day Republic of Benin. Upon taking the throne, he changed his name...

The Dahomey Expedition commemorative medal (French: Médaille commémorative de l'Expédition du Dahomey) was a French campaign commemorative medal. It was...

Adandozan was a king of the Kingdom of Dahomey, in present-day Benin, from 1797 until 1818. His rule ended with a coup by his brother Ghezo who then erased...

Abomey town in Benin, formerly the capital of the West African Kingdom of Dahomey. The Kingdom was founded in 1625 by the Fon people who developed it into...

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Elephant hunting by the Dahomey Amazons depicted in Le Tour du Monde in 1863...

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the scarred Dahomey Amazons or Mino, meaning "Our Mothers" in the Fon language). It was a mixing of the traditions of the army of the Dahomey, which was...

Dahomey. Two and a half months were needed to reach the city, at the cost of repeated battles against the Dahomean warriors, especially the Amazons of...

2010. Discovery of a new duiker species (Bovidae: Cephalophinae) from the Dahomey Gap, West Africa. Zootaxa 2637:1–30 Phyllotis alisosiensis Rodentia Ferro...

slaves and Dahomey's dependency on firearms were too great. In 1730, under king Agaja, Dahomey was conquered by the Oyo Empire, and Dahomey had to pay...

Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Senegal, (1990), p. 327, ISBN 2-7236-1055-1 REPUBLIC DU SENEGAL, SECRETARIAT GENERAL DU GOUVERNMENT (JOURNAL OFFICIEL) :...

Agojie, the all-female warrior unit who protected the African kingdom of Dahomey in the 19th century Women of the Movement (2022) – historical drama miniseries...

Elisabeth Meening served in the Dutch navy dressed as a male. 1727: Dahomey Amazons are founded. 1732: An unnamed female serves in the Dutch army dressed...

Le roi est mort en exil, an examination of Béhanzin, the last king of Dahomey. He went on to make the feature-length Le nouveau venu (1972), which explored...

North Korea, the United Arab Republic, Algeria, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Dahomey, Congo-Brazzaville, and Tanzania, with stops in Ireland and Prague. While...

Theme: The Kingdom of Dahomey". Museeouidah.org. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2011. "Dahomey (historical kingdom,...

infantry did not just include men. The state of Dahomey included all-female units, the so-called Dahomey Amazons, who were personal bodyguards of the king....

Witches Dahomalia Stand on Zanzibar African nation created by merging of Dahomey, Upper Volta and Mali. Dahum, Democratic Republic of James Bond novel Solo...

uprising against Austria in Transylvania. 1851: Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh of the Dahomey Amazons is documented. 1852-1855: The African slave traders Mary Faber de Sanger...

Boco, Knight Émile Derlin Zinsou (Grand Croix, 1996), Former President of Dahomey. Ivan Ceresnjes (1994), head of the Jewish community of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

Cook (1869–1944) The Casino Girl (1900) Uncle Eph's Christmas (1901) In Dahomey (1903) The Southerners (1904) Abyssinia (1906) Bandanna Land (1908) J....

kingdoms, such as the Oyo Empire (Yoruba), the Ashanti Empire, the kingdom of Dahomey, and the Aro Confederacy. It is estimated that about 15 percent of slaves...

lecturing. The National Council of Women of Canada (Conseil national des femmes du Canada), is a Canadian advocacy organization based in Ottawa aimed at improving...

passports and departed for London to join the cast of Hurtig & Seamon's "In Dahomey", which opened the following month at the Shaftesbury Theatre. Possibly...