Dahomey

Summary

Dahomey is a historical country^[1]. Dahomey ranks in the top 6% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,634 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dahomey's continent is recorded as Africa^[3].
• Dahomey's instance of is recorded as historical country^[4].
• Dahomey's instance of is recorded as vassal state^[5].
• Dahomey's instance of is recorded as protectorate^[6].
• Dahomey's head of state is recorded as Gezo^[7].
• Dahomey's capital is recorded as Abomey^[8].
• Dahomey's flag image is recorded as Dahomey flag 1889.svg^[9].
• Dahomey's flag image is recorded as Flag of Ghezo of Dahomey.svg^[10].
• Dahomey's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Béhanzin.svg^[11].
• Dahomey's basic form of government is recorded as absolute monarchy^[12].
• Dahomey's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155353788^[13].
• Dahomey's GND ID is recorded as 4205537-4^[14].
• Dahomey's locator map image is recorded as Royaume du Danhomè 1894.svg^[15].
• Dahomey's Commons category is recorded as Dahomey^[16].
• +1600-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Dahomey^[17].
• Dahomey was dissolved in +1894-01-15T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Dahomey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.1855555555556, 'lon': 1.9880555555556}^[19].
• Dahomey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02fdq^[20].
• Dahomey's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kingdom of Dahomey^[21].
• Dahomey's IOC country code is recorded as DAH^[22].
• Dahomey's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 25463677^[23].
• Dahomey's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• Dahomey's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Dahomey's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[26].
• Dahomey's replaces is recorded as Great Ardra^[27].

Body

Founding

+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Dahomey^[17].

Dissolution

Dahomey was dissolved in +1894-01-15T00:00:00Z^[18].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Dahomey include French Dahomey^[28], a colony^[29], in France^[30], founded in 1904^[31].

Why It Matters

Dahomey ranks in the top 6% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,634 views/month).^[2] Dahomey has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Dahomey is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Dahomey include French Dahomey^[28], a colony^[29], in France^[30], founded in 1904^[31].