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 · 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.

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,...

2022年9月23日 · The Agojie were fierce women warriors in the ancient Kingdom of Dahomey in West Africa. They were national heroes and symbols of female power, but also helped the rise of...

2022年9月27日 · For centuries, the Kingdom of Dahomey was the wealthiest and most feared of these West African powers, and Dahomey became famous for its elite army of women warriors called the Agojie, whom wide-eyed European observers dubbed the " Dahomey Amazons " after their fictional counterparts in Greek myth.

It’s a true story that many discovered in 2022 after the release of the movie The Woman King, which reconstructed the period when the Agojie flourished under the reign of King Ghezo. In this article, we will discover the story and the meaning of this unique army.

The Agojie renowned for their bravery and strength were also referred to as the Dahomey Amazon warriors (coined by Western Europeans) or Ahosi (King’s wives). The Agojies extraordinary legacy is a testament to the power, strength, and resilience of women in traditional African societies and they left an indelible mark on African history.

2022年9月23日 · Underestimating the Agojie was a fatal mistake. When these 19th-century West African women invaded French ships, the foreign men onboard reflexively dropped their swords, refusing to fight a...

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.

2023年10月4日 · These fierce warrior women of the Abomey/Dahomey Kingdom, located in the present-day Benin Republic, made their mark in history through their unwavering determination, loyalty,...

2023年4月30日 · The kingdom of Dahomey thus became one of the most ruthless slave-raiding kingdoms in all of Africa. And at the core of those slave raids and slave trade were their all-female fighting force, the Agojie, also known as the Dahomey Amazons.

2022年9月22日 · The surprise box office hit about the Agojie has caused debate about how history is sacrificed for movie magic. But are people asking the right question?

During the 17th century, the Agojie were a battle-hardened, all-female warrior force that held a special place within the African kingdom of Dahomey. Most were former slaves, with only...

2022年9月16日 · The Agojie, also known as the Dahomey Amazons by Europeans, were an all-female group of warriors, who existed in the West African Kingdom of Dahomey (today known as Benin).

2023年8月14日 · Agojie, also called the Dahomey Amazon, a name given to them by the French, were female warriors that fought for the Dahomey Kingdom. They also acted as bodyguards, palace guards, slave raiders...

2022年10月24日 · While the Agojie fought in nearly two dozen battles over seven weeks, the result was much the same: superior weaponry repulsed wave after wave of attack, slaughtering Dahomey’s feared female warriors in huge numbers.

The Agojie warriors were essential to the Kingdom of Dahomey's golden age, which inspired the 2022 movie 'The Woman King.'

2023年5月24日 · The Woman King, a feature film by Gina Prince-Bythewood, tells the story of the Agojie. These West African women warriors made history by defending the kingdom of Dahomey with unparalleled determination.