Dahomey

2,000 Catholics in Dahomey 1830; active mission in interior 1860; French colonize 1872; resist signing protectorate treaty with Great Britain but after 8 British representatives killed, a British punitive expedition in 1897 destroyed much of Benin City and the country..

A survey of West Africa: a Chronology 2007

The Kingdom of Benin (not to be confused with the present-day Republic of Benin, called Dahomey until 1975) had been well known to Europeans since the Age of Exploration; however, the original significance of its artistic objects was never understood.

Dani Karavan's Monumental Work 2008

"The word Dahomey, or more properly Da-omi, means Da's belly.

By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War 1867

The dry lowland area on the eastern edge of the ecoregion is termed the Dahomey Gap and is a major biogeographical barrier.

Eastern Guinean forests 2007

In 1893, France conquered and annexed Dahomey, which is on the coast; but England controlled the hinterland of Dahomey through the treaties her company had made with the chiefs.

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 11, March 17, 1898 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls Various

About the year 1728 the territory now known as Dahomey was subject to three native dynasties, one of which at that date conquered the other two and set up its own despotism under the present territorial designation.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

Jan. 27, 2009 - Jim Hyres (Nation once known as Dahomey / Game with "Out of Gas" cards / Big name in retail jewelry / Myopic Mr.)

Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle 2009

That, and "Dahomey", gives it a really hilarious anachronistic feel.

Video map: Yakko's world! Sun Bin 2006

A slave girl from Dahomey now Benin, she is sent along on a mission to ransom the daughter of the last Islamic King of Granada from the Spanish conquerors.

The Enterprise of Death Tom Shippey 2011

The legendary traveler's books are set not only at the tip of South America but also in Dahomey now Benin, the Welsh border country, Australia and communist Czechoslovakia.

The News From Everywhere David Mason 2011