{
  "g": "h,empire,africa",
  "ns": "empires",
  "name": "Kingdom of Dahomey",
  "now": "benin",
  "years": "1600–1904",
  "id": "dahomey",
  "index": "c/benin:1600",
  "title": "Flag of Ghezo of Dahomey",
  "ratio": "2:3",
  "colors": [
    {
      "color": "red",
      "hex": "#c1272d",
      "note": "Border — royal red of Dahomey."
    },
    {
      "color": "white",
      "hex": "#ffffff",
      "note": "Central field."
    },
    {
      "color": "grey",
      "hex": "#a9a9a9",
      "note": "Royal elephant."
    },
    {
      "color": "gold",
      "hex": "#ffcc00",
      "note": "Crown."
    }
  ],
  "desc": "- The Kingdom of Dahomey (1600–1904) was a highly organised Fon state in today's Benin, feared for its **Agojie** (all-female warrior corps) and its role in the Atlantic slave trade\n - **Construction:** a red-bordered white field bearing a grey **crowned elephant** — the emblem of King Ghezo (r. 1818–1858) and the royal court at Abomey\n - Earlier kings used a plain white banner; Ghezo's crowned elephant became the canonical representation",
  "flag": "empires/dahomey.svg",
  "countryData": {
    "name": "Kingdom of Dahomey",
    "officialName": "Kingdom of Dahomey",
    "un": "none"
  },
  "trivia": "- Ghezo ended Dahomean tribute to the Oyo Empire and reformed the economy around palm oil as the transatlantic slave trade collapsed\n - The **Agojie** — popularly called \"Dahomey Amazons\" — numbered in the thousands and fought as royal bodyguards and line infantry\n - French conquest under General Dodds (1892–1894) dissolved the kingdom; the abomey palace is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site",
  "_name": "Kingdom of Dahomey",
  "_namespace": "empires",
  "_namePart": "dahomey"
}