The Origin Of The Dahomey Amazons

[@Nobody-wd6ci]

Aunt toya who raised and trained Jean Jacques Dessalines (who helped win the Haitian revolution🇭🇹) was a dohomey warrior 😊

[@Nobody-wd6ci]

@Jashard Wallington that's good,this channel is so important for us to learn about our story

[@abthedragon4921]

Oh yeah, I heard about that recently.

[@michaelnaz6457]

Thanks for giving me homework

[@gerardrbain1972]

@FATIMA Dampha Haiti is already an honorary member of the African Union.

[@robertchangel1667]

@FATIMA Dampha Haiti /Ahaiti can't join the African Union,Haiti is apart of the Americas,that's like saying Algeria, or Somalia, should be part of the European Union,Asia Union or the American Union,different hemispheres and continents.

[@lacya.716]

The Dahomeys (including the Amazons) were also heavily involved with the Atlantic Slave Trade. They conducted slave raids on neighboring kingdoms all the time. Capturing fellow Africans as slaves in their kingdom as well as ritualistic sacrifices. Also, handing them over to the European slave traders. If you're going to give a history lesson, tell the whole story because that's the whole truth.

[@eddya1043]

I can guarantee that you did not watch this video to be educated. You are just going with the garbage on youtube that you are hearing without context.

[@lacya.716]

@@eddya1043 If I wasn't looking at this video to be educated, then what other reason would I be watching it? You don't why I watched this video.

[@keonaharker8021]

@@lacya.716 are u sure you weren’t trying to educate the educator? Lol which if you have been watching his videos on The Dahomey from previous years you wouldn’t feel the need to correct him. We knew this from his lesson 4 years ago but I guess you’re just catching up😂

[@lacya.716]

@@keonaharker8021 I only watched that one video.

[@factsondeck1552]

Get out of here with those pesky facts. Nobody wants to hear that truth bs

[@Kikongolessons]

The power and strength of women should never be underestimated. Matondo.

[@pipedreamism1]

Smh

[@ann6878]

@@MrWyzegy didn't people have to resort to killing them in their sleep because it was too much to be physically near them while conscious?

[@arandomperson5434]

Until the French came.

[@singingchef23]

@@ann6878 the did the same in the Trojan War, let's not pat our backs over logical tactics

[@spencerwilson3298]

Hear! Hear! 👏

[@abthedragon4921]

This is why I love studying West African history in particular: Some of my favorite kingdoms, stories, myths and icons are from this region. The "Dahomey Amazons" are among them. Just to be clear, I love to study any African history (Northern, Eastern, Western, Central and Sothern) it's just that if I had to pick one above the others, I'd chose west Africa.

[@AfriPrincess411]

West African history is elite!

[@spencerwilson3298]

I feel the same as you, I love reading and learning about our history period! But I right now I can't think of a favorite region, though I'm obsessed with reading about ancient Egypt.

[@chrisstauffer5940]

You must love savage slavers who sold black africans into bondage, held slaves and sacrificed thousands in rituals!

[@four5589]

The sold millions of blacks into slavery

[@eugeneoisten9409]

So your favorite are a bunch of homicidal blood thirsty slave raider/trader's? Good to know Guess you can keep quite the next time someone says the Waffen SS is their all time favorite German Military Unit. Or Nathan Bedferd Forrest was a great confederate commander.

[@nayibor]

Mino means 'our mothers' in ewe 😃.

[@siriusdigitalmedia]

Does that make them the same? 👉 prvt.mobi/blackfacts

[@cwcaruthers]

Thanks for the knowledge bro

[@siriusdigitalmedia]

@judy lynch Nothing useful at all.

[@adosdiary]

It is actually in fongbe

[@clintonanku5976]

The Fongbe is a type of Ewe dialect. The Fon are Ewes ( Aja ). The Ewe people founded the Dahomey Kingdom. The language is almost same.

[@Tsiyon11]

Always excited to learn more about African history. Thank you.

[@chrisstauffer5940]

You must love savage slavers who sold black africans into bondage, held slaves and sacrificed thousands in rituals!

[@seismicvertigo345]

As a Yoruba, I am sorry for the past relationship. Also in the battle between Dahomey and Ashanti, Dahomey teamed up with Yorubas to fight against Ashanti. I believe that is called the Battle of Atakpame

[@rosey3664]

We should forward now and unite. PS: I’m Ashanti and stop to be amazed by the beauty of all the other tribes.

[@BUKURUNG-BAMMELIK]

Don't worry bro, white man took advantage of our separation in tribes, they used us like a condom 🤦🏿‍♂️. They were looking for slaves, they don't care if is Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa... they don't care we all black so anyone works for them. We been all slaves as one. Let's forget the past and go forward.

[@alvanalvino]

Dahomey originated from Nigeria as some people of Ghana did but Dahomey’s closer proximity to Nigeria would have played a huge role in encouraging that military alliances. That was the tip in the iceberg. You now wonder why some of the people of Ghana don’t like Nigerians. It’s all in our past. I bet Yoruba nation made positive contributions to the development of Ghana too in terms of ancient trade at some point.

[@Niani23455]

@@alvanalvino Inaccurate. Many Ghanaians don't even know what that battle was nor do they hate Nigerians.

[@Niani23455]

The Battle of Atakpame was caused by the Akyem who wanted allies to fight against the Ashanti Empire. The Ashanti Empire was expanding far beyond the Togo territory which Oyo/Dahomey hated. Thus, they allied with Akyem in the war. It wasn't an ethnic or racial war.

[@fanelemabaso2514]

U dont release videos as frequently now. Enjoyed this one

[@the_all_legend1473]

THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL HISTORY!!!!🙌🏾

[@chrisstauffer5940]

You must love savage slavers who sold black africans into bondage, held slaves and sacrificed thousands in rituals!

[@laabitres]

This is definitely my favorite youtube channel, thank you fir this

[@billyfranco1374]

Where is the part that these warriors use to enslave men, women, and children from other tribes they fought to slave trade with European countries for reaches, good, and weapons. And those that were not taken by the Europeans, they kept as slaves and sacrifice rituals?

[@lydiaedwards8100]

He said it. There are even more videos focusing on these aspects too. Search for the world history of slavery.

[@tuumef1799]

This was a welcome bit of information. This video gives a broader understanding of this amazing group of women, and I enjoy the knowledge. Thanks.

[@dianasohn2515]

These women were brainwashed and bred to fight and kill these women are victims

[@Ksbeat64]

Thanks for the good work bro!!!

[@DavePrice3156]

My brotha I was just thinking about watching your videos and and u upload this when I log on love the vids they're very informative

[@lazarocedeno5270]

Very helpful for my self esteem is to understand, as a descendant of African people, the wonderful and incredibly rich and complex, our history is. Thanks

[@chrisstauffer5940]

You must love savage slavers who sold black africans into bondage, held slaves and sacrificed thousands in rituals!

[@Taine0_]

The real African history we tired of “black” history we get taught every month

[@blackking1747]

Damn right

[@robertchangel1667]

That's because there is no such thing as "black"history or "white history, we're people not colors,leave that in the coloring books,peace.And FYI we aren't African Americans either, you can't be to continents,peace.

[@lamaramariewilson6746]

Robert Chang El Hi, I believe that we do have African in us but there were still a lot of carbon “black” Indigenous people in America🙂

[@lamaramariewilson6746]

Robert Chang El you’re cute btw

[@Eanaj9]

The Dahomey were responsible for selling Africans to the whites during the Mid-Atlantic slave trade. How is that for "black" or "african" history?

[@koudousmoutairou6074]

I remembered saying that more could be said about the mino in one of your video you made about the n'nonminton. You did well by coming back to rectify or add to the earlier report you made concerning the mino. You did not disappoint me. We still have to this day one more mino in Benin republic. She was raised by her mother (who was herself a mino). She was kept secret from international news because she was not supposed to be made a mino because of the agreement with the French government. She was made into a mino as a form of rebellion against the French. She lives today in the king's palace and is a keeper of the king's palace and the training camp of the minos. I thought I should add that.

[@owusu369]

One thing to state on the situation with the battle with ashanti is that it was an ambush on the ashanti army which involved another very large akan kingdom that was independent called akyem who was also an very ancient kingdom and there approached the OYO kingdom for assistance in removing their tributary status from ashanti so the Oyo calvary came as well as the dahomeans due to being oyos subjucts. islamic scholars at the time said the Ashanti empire had enough resources to completely destroy dahomey however all three together was able to prevent the ashanti army entering dahomey.

[@clintonanku5976]

Its sad how an army of Ewe women defeated Asante male soldiers.

[@Niani23455]

@@clintonanku5976 I also read somewhere that these women stormed the Oyo Empire and castrated their soldiers.

[@ramenbomberdeluxe4958]

@@clintonanku5976 Not sad at all, its called being beaten fair and square.

[@DELL0015]

@@Niani23455 😲

[@opmacace523]

Always nice how Dahomey was romanticized in the women king when they were slaver’s

[@sugarwaterpurple5280]

Well it's not a documentary so people should take it for what it is, a fictional take on an interesting part of history.

[@hadjimims5543]

@@sugarwaterpurple5280 so ppl should overlook the evil truth for entertainment. Smh

[@factsondeck1552]

@@sugarwaterpurple5280 it’s called a lie

[@sugarwaterpurple5280]

@@hadjimims5543 Or don't see it. Your choice. You also shouldn't see any movies with fictional accounts regarding any evil subject matter, because those, too, are entertainment. Or just learn how to separate truth from fiction.

[@sugarwaterpurple5280]

@@factsondeck1552 It's actually called a movie. A work of fiction.

[@clintonanku5976]

The Kingdom of Dahomey was founded by the Ewe ( Aja ). The Fon language came out as a result of intermarriages between the Ewe ( Aja ) and the Gedevi ( Yoruba ). Fongbe is a type of Ewe dialect. Even the Fon themselves confirm to have originated from Togo. ( ie of the Aja ). By the way, Mino means our mothers in Ewe as well. The Fon language itself is very similar to the Ewe language. Names like Tegbesu , Agaja etc are all Ewe names. It is quite simple for an Ewe to understand Fon or vice versa when he or she pays attention as words, syntax etc are all same as Ewe. Kindly do a video on this. Ie the Ewes, how they created the Dahomey Kingdom and the other Gbe speaking people

[@deepminds777]

Im not challenging what you are saying however i do have a question, if the “mino” are ewes, why do people say they are originally elephants hunters. What ewe inhabited region has elephants

[@eternalmartians2959]

Talk about biased. These women shouldn't be talked about they should be forgotten.. If you know you know..

[@Niani23455]

If the Spanish Empire is still remembered today, don't get your hope up.

[@LiPrincess-yb3wt]

Ummmm why?

[@tandafadel1127]

Tassi Hangbe was the one to make the Minon Squad. She take the throne after Akaba.She wasn't really liked because she was a woman and many Nobles doesn't want her their. So She didn't trust them and was afraid of men soldier (because men are more loyal to their clan) so she create a woman squad to protect herself. After that her successor seeing the potential of that ( Because again men are more loyal to their clan, so the king can't really trust them) they decide to further it and make it an official and constant squad.

[@Lordinvdious]

Thank you....... You have given me further inspiration for a graphic novel.......

[@akachinuru7807]

Wish you the best of luck in your journey. I'm in the process of writing a fantasy/action book series and watch these videos to insert the knowledge I learn into my story. Hopefully through our works we can bring a new shine to the world.

[@jahbless4ever]

Pls get it done. Nuru n Lee

[@foffofana2120]

Long live West, East, North and South Africans. Please know that if you BLACK OR BROWN skins you are my brother because we share the same forefathers and one continent called Africa.

[@kivloli8385]

How the same forefathers the Creators?

[@devogrant2817]

True talk ...real talk !!!

[@Cornelius_Smith100_NationsTalk]

Facts and Blessings 🙏🏿✊🏿💪🏿💯

[@SunGodNika-bi2jr]

I have brown skin

[@childofGodsKingdom]

Tell it!

[@regularpeople7813]

Brother am doing some research into Cleopatra her lineage and life been looking through your library and if you don't have one could you please do a video on her? Love the channel by the way keep doing what you doing !!

[@LebeauEmpress]

You are the best. I love this channel

[@doomedfromthesmart]

But they were also the single tribe responsible for 33 to 37% of all African decent Americans were once slaughtered and sold by dahomey. My godfather taught me about them, had a tapestry of his home burning. His home was destroyed. Family slayed. It's so sad.

[@jeffreyyounger5772]

Beautiful thing, thank hometeam, our important part as queens and warriors!!love 💘 diva!africa 🌍🔉♻❇💿💒🚞🕦🔉⛲🆎🆎🚀🎁🅾📹📀💾

[@jeffreyyounger5772]

Thanks much love 💘 brother or sistet!

[@lexigrimhaive]

This was absolutely FASCINATING!!!

[@queensparkleintexas8090]

If you haven’t watched previous footage of The Dahomey Amazon.PLEASE ,GO DO SO‼️Please, Be Safe and Be Blessed 🙏🏽

[@seismicvertigo345]

link please??

[@queensparkleintexas8090]

@@seismicvertigo345 kzbin.info/www/bejne/envWo6V3nqh9aNk I apologize. I am for weeks late. Be Blessed 🙏🏽

[@seismicvertigo345]

@@queensparkleintexas8090 Thanks for coming thu!

[@drwilliams-singh]

Your Research is. Brilliant

[@Unknown-ti3um]

Very interesting

[@kayshawnsimmons6822]

These women are everything,💯💐❤👀🍿☕

[@mr.cloakofdagger3957]

What I forgot in school as a boy you now re-educate me on my ancestors from alkebuland .

[@clintonparks1049]

There's a lot of first-hand description of Dahomey women warriors in Baracoon by Zora Neale Hurston. They were a primary part of the Fon raiding party that captured and enslaved the narrator, Olulale Kossola.

[@koudousmoutairou6074]

You have not heard half of it

[@capoislamort100]

Adbaraya Toya* the eternal warrior

[@yorutorut1922]

Great work

[@yorutorut1922]

Dear Admin, May I know where could I get the prime sources of the Dahomey history? Thank you

[@afrikanglory8218]

Appreciate this

[@amyj.4992]

1:11 on the clock ⏰ this is the kinda time we on👑💪🏾💜🐯 I'm glad I watched this before I saw the movie, but the movie was DOPE and inspired curiosity to research and watch videos. They called themselves as the Agoji in the movie. The European visitors were the Portuguese

[@jannynash3293]

One dislike so far smh big up hometeam u teach me more about Africa than any school teacher✊🏿

[@clemensclemoroos4353]

It is fascinating that in South America a village named Dahomey exists. It was founded by Africans who escaped slavery and it is a few centuries old.The founders must have had their origins from the then Kingdom of Dahomey.

[@Kikongolessons]

Women are very powerful 👍💪🔥

[@timdragonrose8665]

THEY MAKING A MOVIE OF THEM THANKS FOR TEACHING US YRS BEFORE

[@Niani23455]

@Jon Princess Elias After several battles

[@francksan7367]

Proud to be Fon.❤🇧🇯

[@emilierose]

amazing

[@lucindadariah4008]

Great knowledge

[@Sarah-cj8rm]

Keep up the good work, but please can you change the title of your video from Dahomey Amazons to Mino or 'the Mothers of Fon'. If these female warriors called themselves 'The mino or The Mothers of Fon', then we should respect them and call them by their chosen name. God bless

[@sismeo1]

Their name is not Mino (Mi-Nonh) but Agoodjie.

[@bigghoww]

Short version They didn't have enough men.

[@ITBECMAN]

Plssssss do a video on the ewe tribe !!!!

[@rubyshmurda6140]

Viola Davis brought me here lol even though I been a subscriber..

[@thetraveler1182]

Cause you thought they were heroes or something right? Nah.

[@semperdecorus37]

Amazing!!

[@michelradford164]

Wow love it👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🙎🏾🙎🏾💜💜💜

[@imwhatyoucallathinker4382]

Yo hometeam didn't you already do a video on this before?

[@ITBECMAN]

So what if he did ? More content 💯

[@koudousmoutairou6074]

He had to add to it. Glad he followed my advice on it.

[@langbrown5466]

Its always Haters out there, I see! You get one thumbs down, question is, why? Could only be a hater, which makes me laugh my ass off!!!

[@ladyyananumber1200]

It was probably the descendant of a colonizer

[@matthewmann8969]

Applause

[@Tu51ndBl4d3]

I see you been watching that lovecraft country

[@joecarroll7651]

Now you know the black man is God the original man the black man and is God

[@NymbusCumulo928]

And now they're being portrayed as Hollywood heroes . . . somehow fighting against colonial oppression, by protecting the slave trade?

[@naywahn]

I LOVED this channel, From Nothing too (if you haven't seen his, go check it out, they even did a livestream together), then I realized something...I love MYSELF!!!

[@jannynash3293]

Nanny of the maroons jamaican national hero was a queen that led jamaican slaves to freedom she was ashanti of Ghana

[@misterpalmer]

I hope The Woman King movie runs the numbers up on this vid. 👍🏿🙂

[@yathambanyasharahla3587]

How To Awaken Your Soul GLN:17:1 "I am the sleeper awakened from slumber. I am the seed of life eternal. I am the everlasting hope of man. I am a shoot of the Spirit Divine. I am the soul." GLN:17:2 "I have been since the beginning of time and shall be forever. I am the design interwoven in the warp and weft of creation. I am the indestructible essence of life. I am the treasure chest of man's hopes and aspirations, the storehouse of lost loves and fulfilled dreams." GLN:17:3 "Before time, I was an unconscious spirit potential, united with the Supreme All. Ever since time began, I was in the slumbering sea of spirit, waiting to be drawn forth into separate mortal incarnation. Now, though the mortal body enwrapping me fall apart and decay, I remain everlasting and immortal. Through all the ebb and flow of life, whatever destiny decrees, I remain the everlasting jewel of ages, invisible to mortal eyes and untouchable by mortal hands." GLN:17:4 "I am the eternal bride of mortal men, ever awaiting the awakening kiss, the whisper of recognition. O being of flesh, deny me not; let me not dwell in forgotten solitude, left alone, unwanted and unheeded. Hold me to you as a lover holds the beloved; reach out beyond earthly things and kiss the lips that are yours eternally. Look out beyond the sphere of earthly opposites, out beyond the pettiness of gains and possessions. Grasp and possess me, your own everlasting and responsive soul." GLN:17:5 "You will not find me where emotional tempests rage, or while sensual storms bring turmoil and disquiet. First subdue these, for I await beyond, in the quietness of calm waters. I must be sought as a lover seeks the loved one, in solitude, amid quietness and tranquillity, only there will I respond to the awakening kiss of recognition." GLN:17:6 "Do not neglect me, O my beloved, or tarnish me; for I come to you as an inestimable treasure. I bring beauty and innocence, gaiety and wholesomeness, decency and consideration, a jewel of potential perfection. Do not drag me down with you into the demon-haunted regions of darkness and terror. I am yours, closer to you than any loved one of Earth. If you spurn me, I go down to a terrible doom in darkness, there to be purged and purified from the corruption of your touch. The best I can then hope for is to be bestowed upon another." GLN:17:7 "I am the sublime vehicle awaiting the command to bear your trueself to its destiny of glory. Could anyone be so foolhardy as not to cherish me? Without moving, I am swifter than thought; on celestial wings I far outstrip the range of mortal senses. I drink at the fountain of life and feed on the fruits of eternal energy." GLN:17:8 "What are you, my beloved, but a passing thing fashioned of clay? A handful of dust given life by a spark from the everlasting flame. I, myself, am no more than potential. Yet together, we are so great that Earth of itself alone cannot contain us, we transcend it to reach out into the spheres of divinity. Take me, awaken me, acknowledge me, cherish me, and I will carry you to realms of glory unimaginable on Earth." GLN:17:9 "I am the imprisoned captive longing for return to the freedom of the infinite. Yet, because of my mortal love I feel heartpangs of sorrow for things that pass away. But I know that beyond the pains inseparable from a sojourn in the vale of tears, there shines a glorious rainbow of hope and joy. There is a place of abiding love centred on the infinite; there, if you will but cherish me, we shall not be denied expression." GLN:17:10 "I am drawn, by the law of spiritual gravitation, towards union with the Universal Soul and can no more escape return there than the mortal elements of man can escape their return to dust. Man sees glory by the reflected light of glory within him, he knows love by the love within himself. The sun is seen by the light of the sun and not by any light within man. Man sees the spirit by the light of the spirit, and not by any light within his mortal self. Only by the light of the spirit can the spirit of man be lit." GLN:17:11 "I am at peace when awakened to communion with my God. I am joyful when enthroned in consciousness and when endowed with wisdom and vision transcending that of Earth. I delight in communion with the great sphere, with which I am akin. I rejoice in union with the Divine Spirit from whence I came. I am your own trueself, which should be forever cherished. By listening to my whispers, by letting your thoughts dwell on me and by knowing me, the whole glory of the greater spheres is opened unto you." GLN:17:12 "I am that which reads what the eye sees, understands what the ear hears, knows what the hand feels, tastes whatever enters the mouth and smells whatever is borne on the nose. I am the indwelling consciousness, which knows and enjoys all the good things of Earth. Those who dwell in the darkness of delusion cannot know me, and to them is lost the greatest glory of life. All conceptions of beauty, love and kindness are due to the consciousness residing in me. When I depart from my earthly abode, I will carry with me the knowledge of the senses, as the wind carries perfume from the flower." GLN:17:13 "I am not born, nor will I ever die. Once awakened to an existence in consciousness, I can never become nothingness. I am the everlasting one who dies not when life departs from the body. O call me forth; awaken me from sleep with the kiss bestowing conscious life. Let me not lie unnoticed, wrapped in the heavy mantle of perpetual slumber, dreamless, unknowing." GLN:17:14 "I am the indestructible one. Fire cannot burn me, swords cannot maim me or water smother me. When a drum is beaten, the sound it gives forth cannot be grasped or held. As that sound, so am I. When a shell is blown, the note it gives forth cannot be grasped or held. As that note, so am I. When a pipe is played, the music it gives forth cannot be grasped or held. As that music, so am I. I am the immaterial in the material awaiting recognition, but in my own sphere I am the substantial one. There, man-known matter is no more substantial than the dawn mists are here." GLN:17:15 "I am the fire of life in all things that breathe, and in union with the breath I consume the nourishing substance within the food, which feeds the body. I am the kernel within the seed in the heart of all. I am the guardian of memory and the arbiter of wisdom." GLN:17:16 "These things are mine and ever with me. They are to me what the bones and muscles are to the mortal body. The waking and sleeping consciousness. The awareness of self. The five powers of feeling and the five of activity. The controlling spirit, which is the sensitive being." GLN:17:17 "I am the living consciousness within you; I am the knower. The things seen by the eye and the things smelt by the nose are received by me. The things heard and the things felt are registered by me. I am the inner being causing all decisions to be made, though the tongue report back outside the things that I, the soul and the spirit, hold recorded. Everything done and undertaken, such as the working of the hands and movement of the legs, all are done in accordance with my command." GLN:17:18 "When I depart, the body without me is as useless as a worn- out garment, which is discarded and cast aside. Do we go together, my beloved, hand in hand as lovers? Do I return home radiant in the pride of blooming consciousness, or, spurned and humiliated, return without sensitivity, memory or knowledge? Do I return to be welcomed with joy in the light of glory, or must I shamefully seek refuge in the darkness? I am yours, my beloved, do with me as you will. I am yours everlastingly."

[@oumarousoumanaalmoustapha6757]

That's powerful for the soul. Please could you tell us what GLN stands for and it sounds like there exists numerous chapters as it is here chapter 17 with 18 verses. Where can I find such a soulful sentences?

[@yathambanyasharahla3587]

@@oumarousoumanaalmoustapha6757 it is the book of Gleanings from the Kolbrin Bible. The Kolbrin Bible is a collection of wisdom teachings put together by Israelites living in Egypt during the Greek rule. When they called us Phoenicians. Google and download Kolbrin Bible pdf. archive.org

[@oumarousoumanaalmoustapha6757]

@@yathambanyasharahla3587 thanks a lot ! I appreciate that.

[@williammcdaniel4888]

You know what's strange everyone is so concerned about this Kingdom participation in slavery but no one said anything in the movie about the Muslim brother who also was helping with slavery many kingdoms in Africa participated in slavery out of 100 I guarantee you at least 90 of them did slave trade and the great M ansa Musa also has slaves 🤔

[@teajaydc4484]

There is an article in the Washington Post about the Dahomey Amazons. The comment section there is shameful.

[@anniebellstanleygreen3026]

In my belief system we have to look at the animal kingdom and the mammalian Kingdom and to understand human behavior male and female this is abnormal

[@anniebellstanleygreen3026]

That's when you know a person who left their father the origin of the religion is that's a good measurement of it when you actually see behaviors that do not reflect the animal kingdom as New testament

[@Jenjen-qc5eq]

African culture embrace the female strength, unlike, so mant other cultures that see it as a threat. Uk

[@thetraveler1182]

Cause you’re not stronger than Us, melee combat relies heavy on physical ability

[@carloshathcock6371]

🤡🤡

[@yahlove1673]

Da homie

[@alfredkay3210]

Trust me sir, even those in Africa, they don't know much about these women of Dahomey at all. Where is present day the Kingdom of Dahomey in Africa?

[@mosesuwabor5779]

Dahomey women are descendants of the Great Queen Idia of the Great Benin Empire

[@vibin.lowk3y]

I am Woman King was definitely based on these amazing warriors ❤

[@karenricks5630]

Hallelujah

[@akinlonutobi6278]

Am Yoruba 😂, sorry Amazons 😂

[@sprout2033]

I read something on line where the first group of mino's showed up in the 12 century and somebody did a head bust of her weather true or not I don't know

[@simonab.1808]

Woman King movie brought me here

[@HakiAmmiSuccessScholar1]

I’m traveling to Ghana with a group in December. It’s best to go with a group for safety.

[@whoudealwit]

The real amazon female warriors were from the Americas. The dahomey were referred to as the Amazons because of their warrior skills

[@donphilp7511]

They sold slaves they captured people and enslaved them they used slaves on their Palm oil plantations. Please tell the whole story not some romantic pitfall with nice music And smooth talk. And what you should really be concentrating on is the fact that there has been slavery for at least the 6000 years of recorded human history. That means around the world every culture every ethnic group a re religion every Empire. Is black white Brown yellow. You keep doing this circular discussion to defend something By not saying everything. This is roughly about 4:00 years of human history as opposed to 60:00 years of human history. There were even some empires that at times took no prisoners or slaves. The mongols were famous for attacking a city state that is a large city that opposed them and if the opposition kept on kept on the mongols would destroy the city and destroy everybody in the city leaving nobody no slaves no nothing. It was a pay it forward terror is terror tactic. It may be nice to describe these things and you and use specific names for it names for specific moments It may be nice to describe these things and you and use specific names for it names for specific moments But it doesn't negate the fact of the terror of enslavement And murder . I don't whether any slaves ship to America could put a pastel picture picture on the whole event. You're all trapped in this 400 years of history. It was the British that Is outlawed slavery. And most of the rest of the world slowly woke up. Yet there is still massive slavery around the world even to this day. Please state the facts regarding slavery don't pretty the whole thing up. It does not help.

[@isthatyouminami]

So did the romans

[@donphilp7511]

@@isthatyouminami If you read my whole answer you would see that that slavery has been around for for the 6000 years of recorded human history. Every nation culture nationality religion religion et cetera has has had slavery as part of its culture for 6000 years all over the world. My only problem with all of this is that the Americans are so poorly educated that they do not realize that they are concentrating on 400 years of slavery as opposed to 6000 years of slavery. And nobody remembers that the British actually Outlawed slavery And that in fact led to many Transitions throughout the world. Or that It is estimated there are 50 million people in slavery in slavery of one kind or another in our modern world

[@candidatesalmon4291]

I noticed in a lot of the images presented there was a white figure in amongst the people and also a lot of the head gear worn was no what a I would say traditional for that region. So I ask who was really behind the savagery that the Dahomey people imposed on there neighbours. I know that indentured servitude was a practice and capture victims of war were integrated into victories tribe so why the Dahomey difference?

[@SuperBullaMan]

Please change your Title to the correct usage thank you.

[@michaelnaz6457]

2:27 I guess that's what Afro-Asiatic looks like.

[@michaelnaz6457]

@Prod. Toni Awe Then what does it look like.

[@michaelnaz6457]

@Prod. Toni Awe So Yoruba can't be Afro - Asiatic?

[@michaelnaz6457]

@Prod. Toni Awe Then go ahead and make your video.

[@michaelnaz6457]

@Prod. Toni Awe And I just researched it they are not only Niger-Congo. That's a very small aspect of it. Which just makes you a Yoruba Troll. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afroasiatic_languages www.britannica.com/topic/Afro-Asiatic-languages

[@michaelnaz6457]

@Prod. Toni Awe Troll ----"The Yoruba aren’t Afro Asiatic they are Niger-Congo." FACT! lol. Ok buddy

[@sylodui]

Pretty sure wonder woman were based on them

[@theprodigy2236]

Yo make more about pre axumite Ethiopian empire you never made such type but Ethiopia is the most underrated country in the history of ancient ancient time history

[@localbusinessroundtable5532]

yuroba is spoken by 20 million people ? That is inaccurate. Nigeria has almost 200 million, two thirds of whom are yuroba speakers.which the means the figure is closer to approx 145 million

[@localbusinessroundtable5532]

@Dhamih Thanks for the correction , i just assumed yurobas are the majoriy because People most Nigerian people i encountered in my travels are yuroba.

[@centerfold8]

The Woman King is about these Agoojie warriors

[@italkshyt14]

The real life Dora Milaje

[@karenricks5630]

Family

[@jjmaguire8281]

Is this name a joke, they been talking ebonics for centuries. Yo das Dahomey over there dap him up.

[@FlatbushZoe]

why do you refer to them as amazons ? what do these african women have to do with the amazon in south "america" ?

[@koudousmoutairou6074]

That's what the French called them

[@cavemancult1999]

This is hands down one of my favourite culture from the continent of Africa, I do have others and find all beautiful but Dahomey is my favourite. And just generally overall one of my favourite cultures, both aesthetically and story wise.

[@jesseg.1900]

I'm very ignorant to African history and trying to educate myself on the topic but weren't the Dahomey people a big part of the Atlantic slave trade? If I'm not mistaken they would raid near by kingdoms for human sacrifice and to sell as slaves?. I'm sure it was a way of life back then but they still committed atrocities

[@hadjimims5543]

@@jesseg.1900 all facts. They were evil as they come

[@phyllispayne8338]

Should have know they were melanated.

[@ivreydale]

So why is Wonder Woman white? 🤔

[@sismeo1]

Based on Greek mythology

[@tubbie1819]

White Washed History, that's what!

[@bishopmelchizedek7812]

Good info their forefather Dan(judge) had many daughters and not many sons hence forth why they used women to fight in battle against their brothers the yurobas (tribe of ephriam) it is all in the Bible Dahomey (tribe of Dan)

[@sismeo1]

Please don't. Nothing to do with the bible. Our language is not latin or Greek. We are our own people. We are not mentioned in the white man's religion. We do not come from it. DAN means - Snake. It was a local chief's name. He went to war against the Fon, lost and the first rock to build the walls of the city was posed on his opened belly. Dan (name of the man) Homey (Belly). So please, we do not exist because of the white and his religion.

[@DaveVo23-32]

THE ORIGINAL AMAZONS WERE IN SOUTH AMERICA ,WHO THE SPANIARDS INCOUNTER WITH.

[@jeremiahyisrael5362]

I think he give they said pale man took much credit. They were slaves to our European cousins they are not the original Europeans and Europe is Phoenicia and is North Africa there is no such thing as middle east

[@KingMike-un5vz]

Did you mention that they were Hebrews as well?

[@Yorubaddie]

Shut up

[@sarantoure7233]

@@Yorubaddie I am so tired of these people forcefully claiming the israelite heritage. Smh

[@linkin5961]

The only people linked to Hebrews are east Aficans. Such as Eritreans, Ethiopians and Somalian. Due to them being a Mediterranean group that is partially linked back to Isreal and Yemen. I have never heard of west africans being linked. Some west African groups are partial north African descent. But. Never heard of them being Hebrews. But mostly Islamic, yes.

[@KingMike-un5vz]

@@linkin5961 I hear you brotha alot of our history has been taken and hidden from I have great videos and books if you are interested in finding this out have you heard of the jews of Spain and Portugal and black Europe?

[@KingMike-un5vz]

@@linkin5961 be blessed shalom stay woke we are in the endtimes kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIDSaYSBoN6ibNU

[@bossbullyboy195]

So the nation who refused to end slavery....and lost to the french 😅

[@bunnypoop4508]

Yeah 😂 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@bunnypoop4508]

France destroyed them 😂 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@karenricks5630]

Hallelujah