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.

2022年9月15日 · At its height in the 1840s, the West African kingdom of Dahomey boasted an army so fierce that its enemies spoke of its “ prodigious bravery.” This 6,000 -strong force, known as the Agojie,...

2022年9月14日 · The women warriors of Dahomey were known by many names in the Fon language—including Gbeto, Agojie, and Mino. Far from the sleek costumes of their film counterparts, they wore tunics and long ...

2022年9月4日 · They were referred to as the Dahomey Amazons by Western Europeans who wrote about them, an obvious nod to the fierce female warriors in Greek mythology. The Agojie existed for much of the Kingdom of Dahomey's existence (c. 1600-1904), forming either sometime during King Houegbadja's reign (1645-1685) or in the early 1700s.

2022年9月16日 · When we meet them onscreen, the Agojie—a group of women warriors who fought for the kingdom of Dahomey—are inconspicuous, keeping a low profile. But in 19th century West Africa, at the height of...

2023年4月18日 · The Agojie were a fierce, stealth force of women warriors that others feared and rightfully so. The Agojie first formed around the early 1700s in the Kingdom of Dahomey likely under the woman king (poteeto in the Fon language), Tassi Hangbe as her royal guard.

2024年4月15日 · The Agojie Warriors occupied a revered position as formidable guardians of the Benin Kingdom formerly known as Dahomey. These elite warriors, renowned for their unmatched skill in combat and unyielding loyalty to the throne, formed the formidable backbone of the Benin military during the pre-colonial era.

In the 17th and late 19th centuries, the Kingdom of Dahomey, situated in present-day Benin, was home to an extraordinary group of female warriors known as the Agojie. It is unclear how they came to call themselves Agojies, however, in the Fon language, the word Agojie means to “return to the previous issue or discussion”.

The Agojie are an all-female army that existed in West Africa from the 1600s to the end of the 1800s as part of the military forces in the Kingdom of Dahomey. They were referred to as Dahomey Mino (“our mothers,” in the local language Fon), while the Europeans called them “the Dahomey Amazons,” recalling the female warriors from Greek ...

2022年9月23日 · The Agojie were warriors of Dahomey, an African kingdom that participated in the slave trade by bartering prisoners for European goods. Those prisoners were later sold into slavery, making any...