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Gezo

King of Dahomey

PersonhumanQ880285

Also known as Ghezo

Born: 1790s
Died: 1858
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-08-13
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Citizenship: Dahomey
Occupation: monarch
, slave trader
Positions held: King of Dahomey
Languages spoken, written or signed: French

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Ghezo, also spelled Gezo, was King of Dahomey from 1818 until 1858. Ghezo replaced his brother Adandozan as king through a coup with the assistance of the Brazilian slave trader Francisco Félix de Sousa. He ruled over the kingdom during a tumultuous period, punctuated by the British blockade of the ports of Dahomey in order to stop the Atlantic slave trade.

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Throne of Ghezo1818 · throne in Treasures of Béhanzin

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Dictionary of African Biography
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Father: Agonglo
Sibling: Adandozan
Child: Glele
Mother: Na Agontimé
Social classification: slave owner

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