benin
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The cluster includes all the forms of the country.
The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:
Kingdom of Dahomey
French Dahomey
Kingdom of Dahomey (French Occupation)
Republic of Dahomey (France)
Republic of Dahomey
People's Republic of Benin
Republic of Benin
Establishment
January 1601: Originally a part of the Allada Kingdom, the city of Abomey went on to become capital of a new kingdom, the Kingdom of Dahomey, which grew strong enough to challenge the nearby Oyo Kingdom, with Dahomey finally vanquishing it and establishing itself as the main Kingdom in the region.
Chronology
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Were two conflicts between France and the Kingdom of Dahomey (in Benin) that ended with the French conquest of the latter.
1.1.First Franco-Dahomean War
Was a conflict between France and the Kingdom of Dahomey (in Benin).
October 1890: The French emerged triumphant against Dahomey after winning the Battle of Abomey.
1.2.Second Franco-Dahomean War
Was a French military expedition that led to the incorporation of the Kingdom of Dahomey in the French Empire.
October 1892: Battle of Poguessa.
October 1892: The French army was able to cross another 24 km toward Abomey after Adégon, bivouacking at the village of Akpa.
November 1892: The French entered Abomey, the capital of Dahomey, on the 17 November.
January 1894: King Béhanzin of Dahomey surrendered to the French.
The Dendi Kingdom was conquered by France in 1901.
January 1902: The Dendi Kingdom was conquered by France in 1901.
January 1646: Houegbadja founded the Kingdom of Dahomey, ruling from around 1645 to 1685. He is known for building the Royal Palaces of Abomey and expanding the kingdom through raiding and conquering towns outside of the Abomey plateau.
April 1724: Alada conquered by Danhome.
January 1725: In 1724, the Kingdom of Dahomey invaded the Kingdom of Allada. In three days, the King of Dahomey's troops slaughtered thousands of Allada's warriors and citizens. More than 8,000 of Allada's population were taken as prisoners and sold into slavery in the New World.
March 1727: The last ruler of Whydah was King Haffon who was deposed in 1727, when Whydah was conquered by the Kingdom of Dahomey.
January 1749: The Yoruba of the Oyo Empire invaded Dahomey seven times before finally subjugating the small kingdom in 1748.
January 1801: Dassa conquered by Danhome.
January 1824: With the Dahomey Revolt of 1823 king Ghezo ended Dahomey's tributary status to the Oyo Empire.
January 1884: In 1883 the French Navy landed at Porto Novo and Cotonou and incorporated them into the French colony of Dahomey.
January 1887: Ketu conquered by Danhome.
January 1895: At the end of the XIX Century Kika became part of French Dahomey.
January 1895: At the end of the XIX Century Nikki became part of French Dahomey.
January 1895: At the end of the XIX Century Sabe became part of French Dahomey.
January 1895: At the end of the XIX Century Kandi became part of French Dahomey.
January 1895: At the end of the XIX Century Kwande became part of French Dahomey.
January 1895: At the end of the XIX Century Paraku became part of French Dahomey.
January 1895: At the end of the XIX Century Savalu became part of French Dahomey.
January 1895: At the end of the XIX Century Jugu became part of French Dahomey.
January 1895: French protectorate on Dahomey.
January 1895: At the end of the XIX Century Bouay became part of French Dahomey.
January 1896: Kingdom of Agwe annexed by France.
June 1899: Northern Nigeria was partitioned between Great Britain and France by the Anglo-French Convention of 1898.
January 1900: By 1890 the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria was created. At this point most petty Kingdoms of southern Nigeria were already under British rule.
February 1908: Ajache Ipo was annexed by France.
January 1914: At some point before WWI the borders of the Protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria with the French colonies in Africa were adjusted in accordance with the agreements made at the Berlin Conference.
December 1958: In 1958 French Dahomey became the self-governing colony called the Republic of Dahomey.
August 1960: The Republic of Dahomey became independent of France.
September 1961: It was seized by the authorities of the newly independent Republic of Dahomey in August 1961.
November 1975: It was renamed in 1975 the People's Republic of Benin.
March 1990: The People's Republic of Benin is renamed Republic of Benin.
Selected Sources
Asakitikpi, A. E. / Asakitikp, A. O. (2024): Modern Nigeria, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, p. 36
