Monument of King Behanzin
Dublin Core
Title
Monument of King Behanzin
Subject
Political Leaders/Elites
Description
A monument of king Behanzin of the Kingdom of Dahomey in the city of Abomey. Says "I will never accept to sign any treaty making us susceptible by alienating the independence of the ancestor’s land".
Source
Unseen Benin
Publisher
Leila Abdoulaye
Date
Present
Contributor
Ryan Smith
Relation
A monument of a King in Sub-Saharan Africa that fought the French and the Slave Trade
Format
Monument/Statue
Language
French
Type
Physical Object
Coverage
Sub-Saharan Africa 19th Century
Citation
“Monument of King Behanzin,” Digital Histories, accessed December 4, 2024, https://digitalhistories.kennesaw.edu/items/show/78.