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Dahomey

The Kingdom of Dahomey (/dəˈhoʊmi/; Fon: Danhɔmɛ, lit. 'In the Belly of Chief Dan') was a West African kingdom located within the present-day Republic of Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904. It developed on the Abomey Plateau among the Fon people in the early 17th century and became a regional power in the 18th century by expanding…

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1700
10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi)
Capital
Abomey
Common languages
Fon
Currency
Cowrie
Demonym
Dahomean
Government
Monarchy

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related to Literature and theatre · 66
Dahomey → African Americans, African History Literature, African Kings, African-American, Agõtĩme, Albatross, Amazon, Amma, Andrea Hairston, Another, Barracoon, Behanzin, Behanzin's, Bernardine Evaristo, Black Cargo, Brazil, Brazilian, Broadway, Bruce Chatwin, Caribbean
related to Further reading · 63
Dahomey → Abomey, African Art, Alpern, Amazons, An, Ancestors, Asen, Athens, Atlantic Africa, Bay, Benin, Black Sparta, Champaign, Charlottesville, CT, Culture, Dahomean, Edna, Folktales, Fon
related to Military · 30
Dahomey → After, Agaja, Agaja's, Albini, Along, At, By, Chassepot Dreyse, European, For, French, In, Kingdom, Mauser, Mitrailleuse Reffye, One European, Peabody, Robert Jones, Snider Enfield, Soldiers
related to United States · 28
Dahomey → Act Prohibiting Importation, Africa, Africans, Alabama, American, American Civil War, American Revolution, Captain William Foster, Clotilda, Describing, During, Five, Following, He, In, July, Kingdom, Mobile, Ouidah, President Thomas Jefferson
related to Film and television · 27
Dahomey → Benin, Berlin International Film Festival, Brazilian, Cobra Verde, Comfort, Competition, Dahomey's, France, Francisco Félix, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Golden Bear, It, Joy, King Adandozan, King Ghezo, Kingdom, Mati Diop, Ouidah, Sarah Forbes Bonetta, Senegal
related to Rule of Ghezo (1818–1859) · 24
Dahomey → Adandozan, Africa, Bonny, Both, British, Dahomey's, First, He, Instead, King Ghezo, King Kosoko, King William Dappa Pepple, Kingdom, Lagos, Oyo, Oyo Empire, Paonignan, Secondly, The British, The Dahomey
related to Portugal · 21
Dahomey → Abomey, Atlantic, Bahia, Brazil, Dahomean, Dahomey's, France, King Adandonzan, King Adandozan, King Tegbesu, Lisbon, Napoleonic Wars, October, Ouidah, Portugal, Portuguese, Salvador, The, The Portuguese, The Portuguese Crown
related to Slavery · 20
Dahomey → Abomey, Atlantic, Both, European, Europeans, Following, Forgetfulness, Judicial Court, King Ghezo, Men, Other, Prior, Schellinger, Some, The, There, They, To, Tree, Watson
related to Rule of Tegbesu (1740–1774) · 19
Dahomey → According, Agaja, Agaja's, As, Benin, Hwanjile, In, King, King Agaja, Kingdom, Oyo, Tegbessou, Tegbessou's, Tegbesu, Tegbesu's, The, This, Whydah, Zinga
related to France · 18
Dahomey → Algeria, Another, Cotonou, Dahomey's, First Franco-Dahomean War, France, French, French Dahomey, In, It, King Behanzin, Porto-Novo, Royal Navy, Second Franco-Dahomean War, The, These, This, Whydah

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kingdom king slave trade royal slaves oyo french ghezo abomey century became also whydah agaja empire military army benin vodun

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Dahomey170010,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi)1.00infobox
DahomeyCapitalAbomey1.00infobox
DahomeyCommon languagesFon1.00infobox
DahomeyCurrencyCowrie1.00infobox
DahomeyDemonymDahomean1.00infobox
DahomeyGovernmentMonarchy1.00infobox
DahomeyReligionVodun1.00infobox
DahomeyStatusKingdom, vassal state of the Oyo Empire (1730–1823), French Protectorate (1894–1904)1.00infobox
DahomeyToday part ofBenin1.00infobox
Dahomey• 1700350,0001.00infobox
Dahomey• 1894–1900 (last)Agoli-agbo1.00infobox
Dahomey• Aja settlers from Allada settle on Abomey Plateauc. 16001.00infobox
Dahomey• Annexed into French Dahomey18941.00infobox
Dahomey• c. 1600–1625 (first)Do-Aklin1.00infobox
Dahomey• Dakodonu begins conquest on Abomey Plateauc. 16201.00infobox
Dahomey• Disestablished19041.00infobox
Dahomey• King Agaja conquers Allada and Whydah1724–17271.00infobox
Dahomey• King Ghezo defeats the Oyo Empire and ends tributary status18231.00infobox

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