Ouidah Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Ouidah
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Dahomey_Kingdom
gptkbp:art_style traditional art
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Ouidah
gptkbp:conflict against neighboring tribes
colonial encroachment
gptkbp:cultural_heritage rituals and ceremonies
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:African_diaspora
from Yoruba culture
gptkbp:cultural_practices ancestor worship
festivals and rituals
with other West African kingdoms
gptkbp:cultural_representation fusion of traditions
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations with France
gptkbp:economic_activity agriculture
gptkbp:economy trade-based economy
based on trade and agriculture
gptkbp:founded 17th century
gptkbp:geographical_feature coastal plains
gptkbp:government_type gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:historical_analysis ongoing studies
gptkbp:historical_documentation traditional masks
Ouidah treaties
gptkbp:historical_event Ouidah slave port establishment
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Queen_Hangbe
gptkbp:historical_period pre-colonial era
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:trade_routes
to the Atlantic slave trade.
gptkbp:historical_site gptkb:Temple_of_Pythons
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ouidah Kingdom
gptkbp:influence Vodun practices
gptkbp:is_a_route_for Trans-Atlantic trade route
gptkbp:known_for slave trade
gptkbp:landmark gptkb:Ouidah_forts
gptkbp:language Fon
gptkbp:legacy impact on modern Benin
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Benin
gptkbp:market palm oil
gptkbp:narrative_style oral histories
gptkbp:notable_event Ouidah Festival
Ouidah slave trade abolition
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:King_Agaja
founding myths
gptkbp:reduces gptkb:19th_century
due to colonialism
gptkbp:relationship European traders
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Vodun
gptkbp:social_structure nobility and commoners
gptkbp:symbolism sacred groves
gptkbp:territory coastal areas of West Africa