Dahomey amazons

Lately everyone is all about the Warrior Women of Wakanda. The cunning and command that these females is truly inspiring. However, when people think of real "Amazon" warriors, women armed and ready to defend their territory, most often the group they are thinking of are the original warrior women of Dahomey.

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] They were named Amazons by Western Europeans who encountered them, due to the story of the female warriors of Amazons in Greek mythology.

Lupita Nyong’o and Viola Davis will be starring in The Woman King – “a powerful true story of an extraordinary mother-daughter relationship”. Davis will play Nanisca, general of the all-woman army and Nyong’o will play Nawi, Nanisca’s daughter. Together, the dynamic duo battles the French and near-by tribes who threaten the Amazon’s livelihood and glory...

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The Dahomey Amazon is a mercenary ranged infantry unit in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals. The Dahomey Amazon can be considered the mercenary version of the Sudanese Dervish, with an extended attack range. As light infantry, it is strong against light cavalry and heavy infantry, and vulnerable against heavy cavalry and artillery. It has 2 different range attack modes. In long-range, it uses a rifle to attack an enemy. In short-range, it uses a throwing knife…

Learn about the fierce and brave exploits of the all female warriors of the Republic of Benin formerly known as Dahomey.

We pit The Woman King vs. the true story of the Kingdom of Dahomey and their female warriors, the Agojie, also known as the Dahomey Amazons.

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From Queen Amanirenas to the Dahomey Amazons, women battled colonialists to maintain their power and prevent enslavement.

From the beginning of time, empires and tribes have always been on the neck of weaker empires. It was a simple case of the strong getting stronger and the weak getting weaker. Under King Ghezo, the Dahomey Empire grew strong and ruthless from their manner of slave raiding and attacking under neighbouring states. Abeokuta was […]