Gezo
Sign in to savethumb|The Royal flag of Ghezo Ghezo, also spelled Gezo, was King of Dahomey (present-day Republic of Benin) from 1818 until 1858. Ghezo replaced his brother Adandozan (who ruled from 1797 to 1818) 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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- Born
- 1790-00-00
- Died
- 1858-01-01
- Works
- 1
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Ghezo
- Royalty.title
- King of Dahomey
- Royalty.image
- Gezo (2).jpg
- Royalty.caption
- A depiction of King Ghezo in an 1851 publication
- Royalty.reign
- 1818–1858
- Royalty.predecessor
- Adandozan
- Royalty.successor
- Glele
- Royalty.spouse
- Agontime
- Royalty.issue
- Glele
- Royalty.royal house
- Aladaxonou
- Royalty.father
- Agonglo
- Royalty.mother
- Agontime
- Royalty.birth_date
- 1787
Key dates
- Born
- 1790
- Died
- 1 January 1858
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Rise to power
- Rule
- Military expansion
- Domestic dissent
- Slave trade
- Death and succession
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|The Royal flag of Ghezo Ghezo, also spelled Gezo, was King of Dahomey (present-day Republic of Benin) from 1818 until 1858. Ghezo replaced his brother Adandozan (who ruled from 1797 to 1818) 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.
Ghezo ended Dahomey's tributary status to the Oyo Empire. Afterwards, he dealt with significant domestic dissent, as well as pressure from the British Empire, to end the slave trade. He promised to end the slave trade in 1852, but resumed slave efforts in 1857. Ghezo was assassinated in 1858, and his son Glele became the new king.