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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]
Photos/Illustrations - Women Warriors of Dahomey. Female Warrior circa 1893. Source: Brook, C. T. . "Crystal Palace, Sydenham. Amazon Natives of Dahomey, 1893." (London), 1893. Accessed July 21, 2017. https://www.bl.uk/catalogues/evanion/Record.aspx?EvanID=024-000000937&ImageIndex=0.
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...
27 sie 2018 · Europeans who visited the kingdom in the 19th Century called Dahomey’s female fighters Amazons after the ruthless warriors of Greek mythology.
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...
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).
8 lut 2022 · The following African female warrior queens and all-female armies are among those who fought for freedom from colonial occupation. 1. Queen Amanirenas, circa 40 B.C. Mikroman6/Getty Images....
