Glele
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Glele, or Badohou, was the tenth King of Dahomey, ruling from 1858 until his suicide in 1889.
Crown Prince Glele (left) with his father, King Ghezo
Symbol of Glele in place goho
Statue depicting Glele as a lion. Formerly in the Musée du Quai Branly, now in Abomey.
King of Dahomey
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The King of Dahomey was the ruler of Dahomey, a West African kingdom in the southern part of present-day Benin, which lasted from 1600 until 1900 when the French Third Republic abolished the political
Glele
…Glele, or Badohou (died December 29, 1889), was the tenth King of Dahomey, ruling from 1858 until his suicide in 1889. Badohou, who took the throne name Glele, is considered (if Adandozan is not counted) to be the tenth King…
Tapestry depicting several kings of Dahomey and their regnal years.
Houégbadja dessin de Cyr Raoul Sehou houindo
Ghezo King of Dahomey
Behanzin 1895