The Royal Dynasty

Eternal Sovereigns

The Kings of Abomey

Kings & Queens of Dahomey

The Royal Dynasty

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King Agoli-Agbo

The Last King of Dahomey

1894-1900

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King Behanzin

The Last Warrior King of Dahomey

1889-1894

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King Glele

The Artist King and Father of Resistance

1858-1889

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King Ghezo

The Warrior Who Transformed Dahomey

1818-1858

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King Adandozan

The Erased King

1797-1818

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King Agonglo

The Murdered King

1789-1797

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King Kpengla

The Steady Hand

1774-1789

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King Tegbessou

The Diplomat King

1740-1774

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King Agadja

The Conqueror of the Coast

1711-1740

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Queen Tassin Hangbe

The Forgotten Warrior Queen

1708-1711

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King Akaba

The Bridge Between Eras

1685-1708

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King Houegbadja

The Builder of Palaces, Creator of Amazons

1645-1685

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King Dakodonou

The Consolidator

circa 1620-1645

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King Gangnihessou

The Mythic Founder of the Dynasty

circa 1600-1620

Warriors, priests & icons who shaped the kingdom

Legendary Figures

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The Mino — Dahomey's Warrior Women

The Agojie: Africa's Only Female Army

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Emblematic places of the Dahomey heritage

Sacred Sites

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Abomey — Capital of the Dahomey Kingdom

Where the Red Earth Remembers Everything

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The Royal Palaces of Abomey

Where the Kingdom Still Breathes

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Ceremonies, beliefs & practices that endure

Living Traditions

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The Pillaged Treasures of Dahomey

Taken in 1892. Returned — Partially — in 2021.

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Dahomey and the Atlantic Slave Trade

Power, Complicity, and the Weight of History

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Vodoun — The Living Spirit of Dahomey

Not a Superstition. A Civilization.

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