|
Kpengla at AllExperts (193 words) |
 | Kpengla's reign increased the size of the kingdom. |
| His main symbol is the akpan bird, a trade gun (flintlocks became the standard issue to the Dahomean army during his reign), and a Dahomey Amazon striking her head against a tree (a reference to a humorous war story stemming from one of his military campaigns). |
| King Kpengla (right, under parasol and carrying sword), leads a troop of Dahomey Amazons. |
| Bénin Heads of State (707 words) |
| In 1797 she was involved in the murder of king Agonglo, and she was buried alive. |
| Reign mate of King Kpengla, she is not known to have been a priestess, but the aim of her office was to serve as compliment to the king and in some aspects as his double, not the least in the spiritual world. |
| During his reign a new the cult of the Christian God was placed alongside the old gods, and one of his wife's, Sophie (Afro-Dutch woman) was placed in charge of this new vodun. |
Feeds |
Contact