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8 lut 2022 · Some were headed by women, including female warriors who led armies against invading European powers to defend their people from conquest and enslavement. Even though Black women have been...
14 wrz 2022 · From the late 1600s to the early 1900s, the West African kingdom of Dahomey (in present-day Benin) was protected by an all-female regiment of warriors. Depicted here in a 19th-century...
4 gru 2020 · Yaa Asantewaa makes the list of renowned female African warriors. She was a Ghanaian warrior queen, born into the Ashanti Kingdom. Her greatest achievement that is celebrated until today is her conquest of the British.
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]
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).
15 wrz 2022 · During the 17th century, the Agooji were a battle-hardened, all-female warrior force that held a special place within the African kingdom of Dahomey. Most were former slaves, with only the...
27 wrz 2022 · For centuries, the Kingdom of Dahomey was the wealthiest and most feared of these West African powers, and Dahomey became famous for its elite army of women warriors called the Agojie, whom wide-eyed European observers dubbed the "Dahomey Amazons" after their fictional counterparts in Greek myth.
