Dahomey
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The Kingdom of Dahomey was a West African kingdom located within the present-day Republic of Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904. It developed on the Abomey Plateau among the Fon peo
"Victims for sacrifice" – from The history of Dahomy, an inland Kingdom of Africa, 1793
King Ghezo displayed with a royal umbrella
The reception of the Ah-Haussoo-Noh-Beh in Abomey drawn by Frederick E. Forbes in 1851
In 1894, the last King of Dahomey, Béhanzin, surrendered his person to Alfred-Amédée Dodds
The Woman King
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The Woman King is a 2022 fictionalised historical drama depicting the Agojie, the all-female regiment in the West African Kingdom of Dahomey. An American action-adventure film set in the 1820s, it sta
Dahomey
…of Sarah Forbes Bonetta being freed from slavery in Dahomey in season 2 episode 17 ("Comfort and Joy"). The Dahomey Amazons are depicted in the film The Woman King (2022), directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. A documentary titled Dahomey directed by Mati Diop, an international co-production among France, Senegal and…
Theatrical release poster
Producer Maria Bello in 2016
Director Gina Prince-Bythewood in 2018
Film score composer Terence Blanchard in 2014