King Ghezo of Dahomey
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King Ghezo of Dahomey was a 19th-century West African monarch known for strengthening the Kingdom of Dahomey through military expansion, participation in the Atlantic slave trade, and significant internal reforms.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King of Dahomey | 4 |
| Ahosu of Dahomey | 2 |
| King Ghezo of Dahomey canonical | 1 |
| kings of Dahomey | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12111778 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: King Ghezo of Dahomey Context triple: [Abeokuta wars, associatedWithRuler, King Ghezo of Dahomey]
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A.
King Glele
King Glele was a 19th-century monarch of the West African Kingdom of Dahomey, known for consolidating its power, expanding its military campaigns, and engaging in complex trade and diplomatic relations with European powers.
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B.
Oba of Benin
The Oba of Benin is the paramount traditional monarch of the Benin Kingdom in present-day southern Nigeria, revered as a cultural, spiritual, and historical custodian of the Edo people.
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C.
Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom
The Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom is the paramount traditional monarch and cultural custodian of the Gbaramatu Ijaw people in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region.
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D.
Tata of Sikasso
The Tata of Sikasso is a historic defensive fortification system in Sikasso, Mali, renowned for its massive earthen walls built in the 19th century to protect the city from invasions.
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E.
King Béhanzin
King Béhanzin was the last independent king of Dahomey, renowned for his fierce resistance against French colonial conquest in the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: King Ghezo of Dahomey Target entity description: King Ghezo of Dahomey was a 19th-century West African monarch known for strengthening the Kingdom of Dahomey through military expansion, participation in the Atlantic slave trade, and significant internal reforms.
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A.
King Glele
King Glele was a 19th-century monarch of the West African Kingdom of Dahomey, known for consolidating its power, expanding its military campaigns, and engaging in complex trade and diplomatic relations with European powers.
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B.
Oba of Benin
The Oba of Benin is the paramount traditional monarch of the Benin Kingdom in present-day southern Nigeria, revered as a cultural, spiritual, and historical custodian of the Edo people.
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C.
Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom
The Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom is the paramount traditional monarch and cultural custodian of the Gbaramatu Ijaw people in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region.
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D.
Tata of Sikasso
The Tata of Sikasso is a historic defensive fortification system in Sikasso, Mali, renowned for its massive earthen walls built in the 19th century to protect the city from invasions.
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E.
King Béhanzin
King Béhanzin was the last independent king of Dahomey, renowned for his fierce resistance against French colonial conquest in the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King of Dahomey
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Ahosu of Dahomey
this entity surface form:
King of Dahomey
this entity surface form:
Ahosu of Dahomey
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kings of Dahomey
this entity surface form:
King of Dahomey
this entity surface form:
King of Dahomey