Its penultimate ruler took a name meaning "the cultivated field is difficult to move," while its last ruler was known as the "shark who made the ocean waters tremble."  That penultimate ruler, Gl?? was defeated by the Abeokuta, as was his predecessor Gezu.  A puppet named Goutchilli was installed as its ruler after the overthrow of its last ruler, Behanzin, who was defeated in an 1892 battle by the army of Alfred-Am?? Dodds.  Originally part of Allada, it was made independent by Wegbaja in the 17th century.  A major player in the slave trade, its power depended upon a permanent army which included a group of the king's wives known to Europeans as the "Amazons."  FTP,
Its penultimate ruler took a name meaning "the cultivated field is difficult to move," while its last ruler was known as the "shark who made the ocean waters tremble."  That penultimate ruler, Gl?? was defeated by the Abeokuta, as was his predecessor Gezu.  A puppet named Goutchilli was installed as its ruler after the overthrow of its last ruler, Behanzin, who was defeated in an 1892 battle by the army of Alfred-Am?? Dodds.  Originally part of Allada, it was made independent by Wegbaja in the 17th century.  A major player in the slave trade, its power depended upon a permanent army which included a group of the king's wives known to Europeans as the "Amazons."  FTP, name this African state of the Fon people, which occupied modern-day Benin.
Its penultimate ruler took a name meaning "the cultivated field is difficult to move," while its last ruler was known as the "shark who made the ocean waters tremble."  
Dahomey or Abomey