Glele

King of Dahomey
Person human Q718588
Glele
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Glele

Summary

Glele is a human[1]. He was born on +1814-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He passed away in Blida[3]. He died on +1889-12-29T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a monarch[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Glele passed away in Blida[3].
  • Glele was born on +1814-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Glele died on +1889-12-29T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Glele's father was Gezo[7].
  • A child of Glele was Béhanzin[8].
  • A child of Glele was Agoli-agbo[9].
  • A child of Glele was Yaya Migansi[10].
  • Glele held citizenship in Dahomey[11].
  • Glele's professions included monarch[5].
  • Glele held the position of King of Dahomey[12].
  • Glele's image is recorded as Glele-Badohou (cropped).jpg[13].
  • Glele is recorded as male[14].
  • Glele's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Glele's Commons category is recorded as Glélé[16].
  • Glele's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0jjxm[17].
  • Glele's relative is recorded as Dah Sagbadjou Glele[18].
  • Glele's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of African Biography[19].
  • Glele's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as glele-gelele[20].
  • Glele's Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID is recorded as gle-gle[21].

Body

Origins and Family

Glele was born on +1814-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Gezo[7].

Career and Affiliations

Glele's professions included monarch[5]. He held the position of King of Dahomey[12].

Personal Life

Children include Béhanzin[8], a monarch[22], 1844–1906[23], of Dahomey[24]; Agoli-agbo[9], a monarch[25], 1850–1950[26]; and Yaya Migansi[10], 1850–1932[27], of Dahomey[28].

Death and Burial

Glele died on +1889-12-29T00:00:00Z[4]. He passed away in Blida[3].

Why It Matters

Glele ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where did Glele die?

Glele died in Blida[3].

Who were Glele's parents?

Glele's father was Gezo[7].

What did Glele do for work?

Glele worked as monarch[5].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q110233859. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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