Properties (98)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical kingdom
|
| gptkbp:alliance |
gptkb:France
|
| gptkbp:artifacts |
bronze sculptures
|
| gptkbp:capital |
gptkb:Abomey
|
| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
traditional medicine
festivals ancestor worship oral traditions rituals and ceremonies Dahomey fetish royal_regalia trade_with_Europeans |
| gptkbp:culturalInfluence |
gptkb:Vodun
African_art West_African_culture |
| gptkbp:diplomaticRelations |
European_powers
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1904
|
| gptkbp:economicActivity |
trade routes
|
| gptkbp:economy |
agriculture
|
| gptkbp:founded |
circa 1600
|
| gptkbp:foundedIn |
1600
|
| gptkbp:governmentType |
monarchy
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
West_African_history
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Cotonou
gptkb:Dahomey_Wars ceremonial masks |
| gptkbp:historicalFigures |
gptkb:Queen_Hangbe
King Agaja |
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
on_modern_politics_in_Benin
|
| gptkbp:historicalLegacy |
trade networks
trade in palm oil agricultural exports African_kingdoms cultural_heritage_of_Benin |
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
gptkb:Anglo-Dahomean_Wars
19th century with neighboring kingdoms 17th to 19th centuries neighboring kingdoms colonial narratives European_accounts Trans-Atlantic_trade_route |
| gptkbp:historicalResearch |
archaeological studies
|
| gptkbp:historicalRole |
in the slave trade
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
gptkb:modern_Benin
regional power dynamics slave trade Treaty of 1892 colonial_archives African_resistance_to_colonialism in_the_Atlantic_slave_trade |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Kingdom of Dahomey
|
| gptkbp:influenceOn |
gptkb:African_diaspora
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Amazon_warriors
|
| gptkbp:language |
Fon
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Benin
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
gptkb:Dahomey_Amazons
cavalry strong shock tactics |
| gptkbp:notableArtists |
King Ghezo
wooden sculptures King Behanzin |
| gptkbp:notableBattle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Cotonou
gptkb:Battle_of_Abomey |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
royal_palaces
Dahomey_Amazons_formation French_conquest_in_1892 |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
drumming and dance
Royal palaces ceremonial swords African_history Royal_thrones |
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:Aminata_Sow_Fall
Annual festivals ancestor worship storytelling traditions music and dance traditions Dahomey kings on_modern_Benin |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Dahomey_warriors
King Agaja |
| gptkbp:notableTracks |
palm oil
|
| gptkbp:population |
estimated 250,000 in 19th century
|
| gptkbp:reform |
French_colonization
|
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:traditional_African_religions
gptkb:Vodun |
| gptkbp:sells |
slavery
slaves |
| gptkbp:socialResponsibility |
marriage practices
|
| gptkbp:socialStructure |
matrilineal
nobility and commoners |
| gptkbp:style |
wood carving
Dahomey_art |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:French_Dahomey
|
| gptkbp:territory |
gptkb:Dahomey
West_Africa |
| gptkbp:traditions |
royal ceremonies
|