The History of the Kingdom of Dahomey and the Dahomey Amazons

From roughly 1600 to 1900, the Kingdom of Dahomey carved out a powerful position in West Africa and a unique place on the world stage. With help from its fearsome squads of women warriors known as "Amazons," Dahomey conquered rival groups, became a major player in the transatlantic slave trade, and established lucrative economic relationships with Europe. Though visiting Europeans documented the customs of Dahomey, located in present-day Benin, much of its history nevertheless went unrecorded. N