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Read About The Dahomey kingdom by prince9851(m): 10:25pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
Dahomey (/dəˈhoʊmi/) was an African kingdom (located in the area of the present-day country of Benin) that existed from about 1600 until 1894, when the last king, Behanzin, was defeated by the French, and the country was annexed into the French colonial empire. Dahomey developed on the Abomey Plateau amongst the Fon people in the early 17th century and became a regional power in the 18th century by conquering key cities on the Atlantic coast. For much of the 18th and 19th centuries, the Kingdom of Dahomey was a key regional state, eventually ending tributary status to the Oyo Empire.[1] The Kingdom of Dahomey was an important regional power that had an organized domestic economy built on conquest and slave labor, significant international trade with European powers, a centralized administration, taxation systems, and an organized military. Notable in the kingdom were significant artwork, an all-female military unit known as the Dahomey Amazons, and the elaborate religious practices of Vodun with the large festival of the Annual Customs of Dahomey. MILITARY When going into battle, the king would take a secondary position to the field commander with the reason given that if any spirit were to punish the commander for decisions it should not be the king.[9] Unlike other regional powers, the military of Dahomey did not have a significant cavalry (like the Oyo empire) or naval power (which prevented expansion along the coast). The Dahomey Amazons, a unit of all-female soldiers, is one of the most unusual aspects of the military of the kingdom. DAHOMEY FEMALE SOLDIERS The Dahomean state became widely known for its corps of female soldiers. Their origins are debated; they may have formed from a palace guard or from gbetos (female hunting teams). They were organized around the year 1729 to fill out the army and make it look larger in battle armed only with banners, the women reportedly behaved so courageously they became a permanent corps. In the beginning the soldiers were criminals pressed into service rather than being executed. Eventually, however, the corps became respected enough that King Ghezo ordered every family to send him their daughters, with the most fit being chosen as soldiers. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahomey 4 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by Eshinwaju: 10:31pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
prince9851: And where is the history of the flat'heads ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 5 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by prince9851(m): 10:36pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
Eshinwaju: Chai I know its painful to hear d truth like dis Just take heart my dear brother I am not d one dat rote history 7 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by EternalTruths: 10:40pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
The terror of Afonjas 3 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by prince9851(m): 10:40pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
@freemancipation, come and see dat tin I was telling u about telling afonjas d bitter truth 5 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by Eastactivist: 10:42pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
Look at the conquerors and extinguishers of Afonja race... ![]() Another dahomey dey come for una ![]() What a sweet history to behold... ![]() 7 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by AntiRubbish: 10:45pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
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Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by ridwanayo(m): 10:48pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
chai this osu people eh,at least yoruba spread out of s.west to other country.ighala people dn almost Chase them out of anambra Nd 3million worthless osu died in 1967 to 1970 while ojukwu ran like a shameless coward 4 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by chuka5000(m): 10:52pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
Eshinwaju: women beat evil Spirit comot from ur ancestors head u come here dey blame another people wey dey mind their own biziness jeje 6 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by prince9851(m): 10:57pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
ridwanayo:well At least d 3million Pple were not killed by mini skirt wearing pregnant women ![]() Or shld I start mentionin all d con3's of d world DAT joined hand with Hausa Fulani and their slaves just to ft against Biafra? Even as we were starving to death, it still took dem 3yrz..and up till today we are still fytin for Biafra But do u know how long it took dose girls to crush Oyo empire completely?? 4days And DAT was d end of Oyo empire My brother plz swallow d pain Don't let it shred ur hart completely I am on ur side ![]() 8 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by ridwanayo(m): 11:06pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
prince9851:at least my tribe is not asking for freedom like the tribe of the osu.It's only slaves that ask for freedom. Igbo people keep carrying yoruba matter on hhead nd keep begging yoruba to release them from the zoo. btw are u an ebonyi osu or abia osu LasGidiOwner my igbo brother from anambra come nd see this abia osu oh 4 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by prince9851(m): 11:17pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
ridwanayo: Eyaaa I tried as much as possible to remove all d parts of did article DAT I suspected were going to pierce d heart of afonjas and giv dem hypertension But it seems dat even d lightest truth is bitter for u Pple There is nothin I can do again bro Just let d tears flow freely Let it not give u hi BP 5 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by ridwanayo(m): 11:24pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
prince9851:see this osu from abia talking.u keep calling afonja cowards but u av been beating u hairy chest about saving nnamdi kanu,yet the albino osu has used more than a year in the zoo cage.well tellin an osu with compressed skull he his everybody slave is like telling a mad man he his mad he would never agree 2 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by Eshinwaju: 11:27pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
prince9851: ipod miscreant... ![]() 2 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by prince9851(m): 11:30pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
ridwanayo:Chai Which of my posts did u see me chest beating of savin KANU? Frustration is now making u to see double abi? Please stop suppressin d tears Let it flow It is history D deed has already been done..it is not 'OSU' Pple dat caused dis We were on our own wen did was happenin Take hart my dear broda I stand by u ![]() 6 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by prince9851(m): 11:33pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
Eshinwaju:Honestly I never knew dis thread will inflict so much pain on or shiny cone shaped skulls Lol Can't somebody write history again? ![]() 6 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by ridwanayo(m): 11:33pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
prince9851:Lol why not let's talk about the history of the cursed osu blood.I heard anambra are the free born Nd other igbo's especially abia Nd enugu are the low breed osu 2 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by Eshinwaju: 11:37pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
prince9851: Your primitive stupidity is beyond belief...Yorubas will never be your mate....hateful miscreants all over NL these days...shame... ![]() 2 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by prince9851(m): 11:38pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
ridwanayo: Chai Dis tin must've really pierced ur souls Trying to change topic?? Don't b ashamed of or history plz Tell us wat happened DAT full grown men and kings were defeated by pregnant 16year old show-belle shirt / mini-skirt wearin Dahomey girls ![]() 5 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by prince9851(m): 11:41pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
Eshinwaju: Chai I don't hate Yorubas..I am just rytin about a historical event ![]() Accept my sympathy 3 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by ridwanayo(m): 11:42pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
prince9851:can't blame u though osu people have no history,why other tribes were building kingdoms osu people were running naked in the Bush nd were eating each other nd displaying their cannibalistic tendency.so I can't blame u if u obsessed with other people history cause u av No history. the nri kingdom was cursed it has no history except from stories about osu's nd free born ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by prince9851(m): 11:47pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
ridwanayo: Call me osu from now till next year I will not report u I will not call u names And I will not change d topic because I stand by ur side my dear broda ![]() History can b very difficult to accept 4 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by ridwanayo(m): 11:48pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
prince9851:Am a proud afonja u should also be a proud osu.what's shameful about being an osu |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by Eshinwaju: 11:49pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
prince9851: Joseph Goebbels it was who said that if one keeps repeating a lie oftern and it is not countered, it eventually becomes fact.... ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by prince9851(m): 11:52pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
ridwanayo:in d 1st place I don't even know wat osu means I am a proud igbo 2 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by prince9851(m): 11:53pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
Eshinwaju:Now u have nothing to say again. U are now saying DAT dis is a lie Sorry iya ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by ridwanayo(m): 11:57pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
prince9851:osu are the lowlife igbo people who are slaves under the osu caste system.must igbo on nairaland are osu Nd u should learn to wear the osu symbol with pride same way yoruba's av learnt to wear the name afonja with pride the proud of ur osu symbol cause av learnt to be proud of the afonja symbol nd it doesn't hurt any more |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by ridwanayo(m): 11:58pm On Jan 27, 2017 |
prince9851:osu are the lowlife igbo people who are slaves under the osu caste system.must igbo on nairaland are osu Nd u should learn to wear the osu symbol with pride same way yoruba's av learnt to wear the name afonja with pride the proud of ur osu symbol cause av learnt to be proud of the afonja symbol nd it doesn't hurt any more. so mr.osu slave can u tell me your history be it bad or good |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by prince9851(m): 7:54am On Jan 28, 2017 |
ridwanayo:Dat one will b for another thread Focus on dis topic Let us talk about d pple dat put an end to d GREAT OYO EMPIRE ![]() |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by Nowenuse: 8:46am On Jan 28, 2017 |
It's hightime Igbos wear the Osu identity with pride and let it rest. Cos yorubas now wear Afonja with pride. The new logo should be Proudly Igbo Proudly Osu.. LoL ![]() ![]() |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by prince9851(m): 9:06am On Jan 28, 2017 |
Nowenuse:Absorb d pain my dear brother dis topic has nothing to do with Igbo at aaaaallll vent ur anger on d 16yr old Dahomey axe wielding show belle Tshirt wearing Valkyries dat made full grown men with akpogbi to run like fowls Igbo did not do anything to u Stop ventin to anger on dem Just let d tears flow freely..don't fyt it I'm on or side ![]() 4 Likes |
Re: Read About The Dahomey kingdom by leederrty1997: 3:06pm On Jan 28, 2017 |
The Dahomey women warriors (Amazon women) were highly skilled in battle. Here is a link to an account of the Egba- Dahomey War (1851-1864) https://oldnaija./2016/09/17/the-egba-dahomey-war-1851-1864/ |
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