Béhanzin

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Last king of Dahomey (1845-1906)

Historical FiguresLived 1844 to 1906 · aged 62

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Gbehanzin, also known as Béhanzin, is considered the eleventh King of Dahomey, modern-day Republic of Benin. Upon taking the throne, he changed his name from Kondo.

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Man-Shark by Sossa Dede (c. 1890), a Fon statue symbolizing Béhanzin. Formerly in musée du quai Branly, now in Abomey.[7]

Place Goho Abomey

Gbehanzin statue in Abomey, sign

Inscription sous la statue du roi Béhanzin à la place Goho au Bénin

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FatherGlele

ChildOuanilo Béhanzin

Historical Figures born in the 1840s 6

Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld51.1

Alexandre de Serpa Pinto51.1

Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti51.4

Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach51.0

Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies51.5

Florence Baker51.0

Béhanzin

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Historical Figures born in the 1840s 6

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