One ruler of this place, Kpengla, is thought to have constructed its "Royal Road" and was succeeded by Agonglo, who was reportedly poisoned by Dogan. Adonon and Hwanjile were two people who held its rather unique office of kpojito, which translates roughly as "wives of the leopard." One of its rulers captured Ouidah, the capital of the Savi kingdom, and was forced to pay tribute to the Oyo kingdom; that king Agaja later expanded its territory by conquering Allada. It has been referred to as "Black Sparta" for its use of
One ruler of this place, Kpengla, is thought to have constructed its "Royal Road" and was succeeded by Agonglo, who was reportedly poisoned by Dogan. Adonon and Hwanjile were two people who held its rather unique office of kpojito, which translates roughly as "wives of the leopard." One of its rulers captured Ouidah, the capital of the Savi kingdom, and was forced to pay tribute to the Oyo kingdom; that king Agaja later expanded its territory by conquering Allada. It has been referred to as "Black Sparta" for its use of female troops known as its namesake Amazons. A man known as "King Shark," Behanzin, was the eleventh of its twelve kings and led its resistance against the French. FTP, name this Fon kingdom which lasted from about 1650 to 1894 in modern-day Benin.
One ruler of this place, Kpengla, is thought to have constructed its "Royal Road" and was succeeded by Agonglo, who was reportedly poisoned by Dogan.
Dahomey (or Benin before mentioned)