Definition of Behanzin. Meaning of Behanzin. Synonyms of Behanzin

- Gbehanzin also known as Béhanzin (c. 1845 – 10 December 1906) is considered the eleventh (if Adandozan is not counted) King of Dahomey, modern-day Republic...
- fell four years later, when renewed fighting resulted in the last king, Béhanzin, to be overthrown and the country annexed into French West Africa. French...
- between France, led by General Alfred-Amédée Dodds, and Dahomey under King Béhanzin. At the close of the 19th century, European powers were busy conquering...
- between France, led by General Alfred-Amédée Dodds, and Dahomey under King Béhanzin. The French emerged triumphant and incorporated Dahomey into their growing...
- king, Béhanzin, went into exile after being defeated in the invasion of Dahomey by France in the Second Franco-Dahomean War. The exile of Béhanzin did not...
- a force of 7,000 Dahomey warriors and 2,000 Dahomey Amazons under King Béhanzin who were set to march on Porto-Novo. The Battle of Atchoukpa was the last...
- King Glele died and his son Béhanzin came to power and immediately became quite hostile to the French in negotiations. Béhanzin renounced the treaty with...
- Algeria, suppressing various tribal rebellions and razzias. In 1892, King Béhanzin ordered his soldiers to attack villages near Grand Popo and Porto-Novo...
- Malagasy after the occupation of Madagascar; Amazons of Abomey after Behanzin's mediatic defeat against the French in 1894. Not used to the climatic conditions...
- the French conquered the kingdom on 16 November 1892, prompting King Béhanzin to torch the city and flee northward. Thereafter the town declined in importance...