Gbehanzin[1] also known as Béhanzin (c. 1845 – 10 December 1906) is considered the eleventh (if Adandozan is not counted) King of Dahomey, modern-day Republic of Benin. [2] . Upon taking the throne, he changed his name from Kondo.

Béhanzin (Gbêhanzin, Gbèhanzin) ou Gbèhin azi bô ayidjlè Ahossou Gbowelé, ou Behazin, né en 1845 et mort en 1906 est un roi d'Abomey. Fils du roi Glélé, il est d'abord connu sous le nom d' Ahokponu puis de prince Kondo à partir de 1875. Il est traditionnellement (si on exclut la reine Hangbè et Adandozan) le onzième roi d'Abomey.

King Behanzin, who had succeeded to the Dahomean throne in 1889, resisted the French claim to Cotonou, provoking the French invasion and conquest of Dahomey in 1892–94. Behanzin was then deposed and exiled, and the kingdom of Dahomey became a French protectorate.

2012年5月15日 · Béhanzin (Gbêhanzin) Hossu Bowelle or the ‘ King Shark ‘ was one the most powerful kings in West Africa at the turn of the 19th century. He was the eleventh king of Dahomey, and the last independent ruler of Abomey before French colonization. Who …

With Behanzin, King of Abomey, works of art from the kingdom of Abomey were freed from their status as ethnographic testimonies and elevated to the status of historical objects and works of art, thereby restoring their part of the sacred.

Le roi Béhanzin est à l’instar de El Hadj Omar Tall, Samory Touré, l’un des plus grands résistant à l’invasion française en Afrique subsaharienne. Il est le dernier Roi du royaume libre, indépendant et résistant de Dahomey (actuel Bénin).

2014年4月15日 · Behanzin is an extraordinary example of great African leaders that resisted the integration of colonizers on the continent. Some chose to work with the colonizers and help them get slaves. In Benin, the Kings fought hard to not give …

2019年1月11日 · Béhanzin (Gbêhanzin, Gbèhanzin) ou Gbèhin azi bô ayidjlè Ahossou Gbowelé, né en 1845. En effet, étant le fils du roi Da-Da Glèlè Kini–Kini, il est d’abord connu sous le nom d’Ahokponu. Puis de prince Kondo à partir de 1875. Il est traditionnellement (sans compter Adandozan) le onzième roi d’Abomey.

2021年1月23日 · As the King Shark, Behanzin Hossu Bowelle lived up to his reputation as he was fearless. He commanded a strong army as a ruler, with 150,000 males and 5,000 females. He was considered to be a brave and wise monarch.

2022年1月20日 · （约1844～1906） 达荷美王国国王（1889～1894）。继位前称孔多王子。