Dahomey - Wikipedia
WEBThe Kingdom of Dahomey around 1894, superimposed on a map of the modern-day Republic of Benin, in the region of West Africa. The Kingdom of Dahomey (/ dəˈhoʊmi /) was a West African kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904.
Dahomey | Kingdom, History, Location, & Facts | Britannica
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Dahomey, 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 slave trade.
History of the Kingdom of Dahomey - Wikipedia
WEBThe History of the Kingdom of Dahomey spans 400 years from around 1600 until 1904 with the rise of the Kingdom of Dahomey as a major power on the Atlantic coast of modern-day Benin until French conquest.
The History of the Kingdom of Dahomey - Black History Month …
WEBNov 28, 2019 · The History of the Kingdom of Dahomey spans 300 years from around 1600 until 1904 with the rise of the Kingdom of Dahomey as a major power on the Atlantic coast of modern-day Benin until French conquest.
The Kingdom of Dahomey - World History Edu
WEBThe Kingdom of Dahomey was a West African kingdom that existed from the early 17th century until the end of the 19th century. It was located in what is now modern-day Benin and was ruled by the Fon people.
The kingdom of Dahomey and the Atlantic world: a …
WEBFeb 20, 2022 · Map of southern Benin in the 18th and 19th centuries. Dahomey’s slave trade and militarism.
Kingdom of Dahomey - New World Encyclopedia
WEBDahomey, a precolonial West African kingdom, is located in what is now southern Benin. Founded in the seventeenth century, Dahomey reached the height of its power and prestige during the heyday of the Atlantic slave trade in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
A complete history of Abomey: capital of Dahomey (ca. 1650-1894)
WEBSep 10, 2023 · Inside its walls was a vast royal palace complex, dozens of temples and residential quarters occupied by specialist craftsmen who made the kingdom's iconic artworks. This article outlines the history of Abomey from its founding in the 17th century to the fall of Dahomey in 1894.
Kingdom of Dahomey - Think Africa
WEBOct 9, 2018 · The Kingdom of Dahomey, also called the Fon kingdom of Dahomey, was a small kingdom in western Africa (now in the southern region of Benin). It was developed on the Abomey Plateau amongst the Fon people in the early 17th century and became a regional power in the 18th century by conquering key cities on the Atlantic coast.
Kingdoms of Oyo and Dahomey - Museum of Archaeology and …
WEBKINGDOMS OF OYO (oh-yoh) 1500 - 1837 and DAHOMEY (da-homey) 1600-1894. Ethnicity: Yoruba, Fon. Important locations: Benin, Togo, and South-western Nigeria, Egypt, Europe. Language: Yoruba.