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The Dahomey Amazons (Fon: Agojie, Agoji, Mino, or Minon) were a Fon all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey (in today's Benin, West Africa) that existed from the 17th century until the late 19th century. They were the only female army in modern history. [1]
14 wrz 2022 · HISTORY & CULTURE. The warriors of this West African kingdom were formidable—and female. In the 17th century, Dahomey flourished under the protection of its all-woman military regiment that...
15 wrz 2022 · All of Dahomey’s women warriors were considered ahosi, or wives of the king. They lived in the royal palace alongside the king and his other wives, inhabiting a largely woman-dominated space.
Dahomey women warriors, women soldiers of the western African kingdom of Dahomey known for their fierceness and prowess in combat and for being protectors of the king. In the Dahomeans’ Fon language, they were called mino (“our mothers”), or ahosi (wives of the king).
23 wrz 2011 · Learn about the origins, roles and achievements of the only female soldiers in the world who fought as combat troops in the 19th century. Discover how Dahomey’s women warriors became a symbol of African resistance and a source of fascination for European observers.
3 sie 2022 · Atlas Obscura spoke with Larsen about the evolution of the women warriors of Dahomey, the ways in which they were portrayed in French media at the time, and what their legacy should be.
27 wrz 2022 · But it wasn't until the 19th-century reign of King Ghezo and his successor King Glele that Dahomey's female fighters officially became the Agojie, a standing army of thousands of virginal women warriors who lived in the palace and became infamous for their ruthlessness in battle.
