History UsefulNotes / Dahomey

Dahomey was a kingdom located on the coast of West Africa that existed from the 17th century until 1904. It was most (in)famous for two things: An all-female military unit known as the Agojie, or Dahomey Amazons, and being one of the most significant exporters of slaves during the Atlantic slave trade.

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Dahomey was a kingdom located on the coast of West Africa that existed from the 17th century until 1904. It was most (in)famous for two things: An all-female military unit known as the Dahomey Amazons, and being one of the most significant exporters of slaves during the Atlantic slave trade.

!!Popular tropes that portray Dahomey are:
* BattleHarem: Many works of fiction depicting the kingdom mention the Dahomey Amazons at least once.

* AmazonBrigade: Many works of fiction depicting the kingdom mention the Dahomey Amazons at least once.

Dahomey was a highly militaristic state that built its economy on capturing slaves in warfare, either forcing them to work on plantations or selling them to European slave traders in exchange for European-manufactured goods.

* In ''Literature/RoburTheConqueror'', Dahomey is one of the many destinations that the protagonists travel to, where they rescue enslaved prisoners from human sacrifice.

* ''Series/{{Victoria}}'': Season 2 Episode 9 (''Comfort of Joy'') depicts a real-life historical event in which King Ghezo of Dahomey gives a young slave girl to Captain Frederick E. Forbes of the British Royal Navy, who would later name her Sara Forbes Bonetta and make her a goddaughter to Queen Victoria.

* ''Series/{{Victoria}}'': Season 2 Episode 9 (''Comfort of Joy'') depicts a real-life historical event in which King Ghezo of Dahomey gives a young slave girl to Captain Frederick E. Forbes of the British Royal Navy, who would later be named Sara Forbes Bonetta and become a goddaughter to Queen Victoria.

* ''Series/Victoria'': Season 2 Episode 9 (''Comfort of Joy'') depicts a real-life historical event in which King Ghezo of Dahomey gives a young slave girl to Captain Frederick E. Forbes of the British Royal Navy, who would later be named Sara Forbes Bonetta and become a goddaughter to Queen Victoria.

* AmazonBrigade: Many works of fiction depicting Dahomey mention The Dahomey Amazons at least once.

* AmazonBrigade: The Dahomey Amazons.

* SlaveMarket and MadeASlave: Slavery plays a significant role in many stories featuring Dahomey.

!!Popular tropes that feature Dahomey are:

!!Popular tropes associated with Dahomey are:

* Literature/RoburTheConqueror, Dahomey is one of the many destinations that the protagonists travel to, where they rescue enslaved prisoners from human sacrifice.

!!Popular tropes associated with Dahomey include:

Dahomey was a highly militaristic state that built its economy on capturing slaves in warfare, either enslaving them on plantations or selling them to European slave traders in exchange for European-manufactured goods.

Dahomey was a highly militaristic state that built its economy on capturing other West Africans in warfare, either enslaving them on plantations or selling them to European slave traders in exchange for European-manufactured goods.

* Literature/RoburTheConqueror, Dahomey is one of the many destinations that the protagonists travel to., where they rescue enslaved prisoners from human sacrifice.

* ''VideoGame/EmpireTotalWar''' features the Dahomey Amazons as a playable military unit.

* In the ''Literature/{{Flashman}}'' novel ''Flash for Freedom!'', the titular protaganists meets Dahomeyan slave traders as well as the Amazons.

Dahomey was a kingdom located on the coast of West Africa that existed from the 17th century until 1904. It was most (in)famous for two things: The Dahomey Amazons,an all-female military unit named after the Amazons of Greek myth, and being one of the most significant exporters of slaves during the Atlantic slave trade.

Dahomey was a highly militaristic state that captured other West Africans in warfare, either enslaving them on plantations or selling them to European slave traders in exchange for European-manufactured goods.

Dahomey was a highly militaristic state that captured other West Africans in warfare, either enslaving them on Dahomeyan plantations or selling them to European slave traders in exchange for European-manufactured goods.