Behanzin, King of Dahomey, approximately 1844-1906

LC control no.	n 82202470
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Behanzin, King of Dahomey, approximately 1844-1906 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Ahokponu, King of Dahomey, approximately 1844-1906 Bédazin Boaijéré Honu Bowelé, approximately 1844-1906 Behanzin, Aouagbe, approximately 1844-1906 Behanzin Hossu Bowelle, King of Dahomey, approximately 1844-1906 Behanzin, King of Dahomey, 1841-1906 Bekhanzin, King of Dahomey, approximately 1844-1906 Gbêhanzin, King of Dahomey, approximately 1844-1906 King Shark, King of Dahomey, approximately 1844-1906 Kondo, King of Dahomey, approximately 1844-1906
Associated country	Benin
Associated place	Martinique
Birth date	1844~
Death date	1906-12-10
Place of birth	Abomey (Benin)
Place of death	Algeria
Profession or occupation	Dahomey--Kings and rulers
Found in	Amegboh, J. Béhanzin, 1975. Biog. & geneal. master index, May 5, 2005 (Behanzin, (1845-1906), Behanzin, King of Dahomey (1841-1906)) Behanzin Web site, May 5, 2005 (Behanzin (1841-1906); King of Dahomey) MSN encarta Web site, May 5, 2005 (Behanzin (1844-1906), roi de Dahomey) HumbleHomeStore.com--royal news Web site, May 5, 2005 (Behanzin Hossu Bowelle, the king shark (1841-1906); often referred to as the King Shark, a Dahomeyan surname which symbolized strength and wisdom) Great African kings Web site, May 5, 2005 (Behanzin Hossu Bowelle, the king shark (1841-1906)) Bekhanzin--Behanzin Web site, May 5, 2005 (Bekhanzin [in Cyrillic], Behanzin) Women with power 1870-1900 Web site, May 5, 2005 (Behanzin (1841-1906)) Dictionary of African biography, 2012, viewed online Dec. 27, 2013: v. 1, p. 412 (Behanzin, Aouagbe (c. 1844-1906), king of the West African monarchy of Dahomey (now Rep. of Benin); known as Kondo before he ascended to the throne upon the death of his father Glele on Dec. 30, 1889) p. 413 (French offensive began Aug. 1892; Behanzin surrendered Jan. 1894, exiled to Martinique, then Algeria; d. there Dec. 10, 1906) Wikipedia, French version, Dec. 27, 2013 (Béhanzin (Gbêhanzin, Gbèhanzin) or Bédazin Boaijéré Honu Bowelé; b. 1845, d. 1906; d. in Blida, Dec. 10, 1906; at first known under the name of Ahokponu, then as prince Kondo from 1875; king of Dahomey Jan. 6, 1890 to Jan. 15, 1894, date of his surrender) Wikipedia, English version, Dec. 27, 2013 (Béhanzin, 1844-Dec. 10, 1906) African heritage (blog), Béhanzin, King of Dahomey, one of the last African[s] resistant to French colonization, posted May 14, 2012, viewed Dec. 27, 2013 (Béhanzin (Gbêhanzin) Hossu Bowelle or the 'King Shark'; b. 1844 in Abomey) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed April 25, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Behanzin, Aouagbe; known as Kondo before he ascended to the throne; king; born c.1844 in Benin; some say that he was raised by the deposed Dahomean ruler Adandozan; how he became the heir is also a matter of debate; developed a reputation for his command of supernatural forces; appears to have tried to get support from the English government for taking the throne (1888); ascended to the throne after Glele's death on 30 December 1889, even though many in the royal family did not support him; withdrew his forces from the Atlantic coast to protect the kingdom's capital of Abomey and the Dahomean heartland; send several thousand of his soldiers and other subjects as workers to German and Portuguese colonies (1889-1892); by 1892 his army was one of the best armed forces of any independent African nation; agreed to surrender in 1894 several months after Abomey had fallen to Dodds; the French exiled him to Martinique; died 10 December 1906 in Algeria)