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	Adandozan
		Adandozan's symbols were a baboon with a swollen stomach, full mouth, and ear of corn in hand (an unflattering reference to his enemy, the King of Oyo[?]), and a large parasol ('the king overshadows his enemies').
		Adandozan is portrayed as an incompetent warrior and general, and as a betrayer of the royal family: he is said to have sold his brother's, Gakpe, mother into slavery.
		This traditional portrayal may be wrong: like Richard II of England in the Wars of the Roses, Adandozan may have been the object of a propagandistic rewriting of history after he lost the throne, turned into a monster by his successor as a means of excusing the coup d'état and legitimizing the new regime.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ad/Adandozan.html (445 words)

	Adandozan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Adandozan's symbols were a baboon with a swollen stomach full mouth ear of corn in hand (an unflattering reference to enemy the King of Oyo) and a large parasol ('the king his enemies').
		Adandozan is portrayed as an incompetent warrior general and as a betrayer of the family: he is said to have sold brother's Gakpe mother into slavery.
		This traditional portrayal may be wrong: like Richard II of England in the Wars of the Roses Adandozan may have been the object a propagandistic rewriting of history after he the throne turned into a monster by successor as a means of excusing the coup d'état and legitimizing the new regime.
	www.freeglossary.com /Adandozan (384 words)

	ADANDOZAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Adandozan was a King of Dahomey, technically the ninth, though he is not counted as one of the twelve kings.
		Adandozan's symbols were a baboon with a swollen stomach, full mouth, and ear of corn in hand, and a large parasol.
		The traditional stories about Adandozan's rule portray him as extremely cruel: he is said to have raised hyenas to which he would throw live subjects for amusement; he is pictured slitting a pregnant woman's abdomen open on a bet to see whether he could predict the sex of the fetus.
	www.yotor.com /wiki/en/ad/Adandozan.htm (446 words)

	Encyclopedia: Adandozan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Adandozan was a King of (A country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control) Dahomey (now (A country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control) Benin), technically the ninth, though he is not counted as one of the twelve kings.
		Adandozan is portrayed as an incompetent warrior and general, and as a betrayer of the royal family: he is said to have sold his brother's, (Click link for more info and facts about Gakpe) Gakpe, mother into slavery.
		All stories agree that Adandozan tried to force more favorable terms of trade with the Europeans involved in the export of slaves, and seriously undermined the power of the extended royal family and (Click link for more info and facts about Vodun) Vodun cult practitioners at court through administrative reforms.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Adandozan (1124 words)

	Adandozan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Adandozan is portrayed as an incompetent warrior and general, and as a betrayer of the royal family: he is said to have soldhis brother's, Gakpe, mother into slavery.
		This traditional portrayal may be wrong: like Richard IIof England in the Wars of the Roses, Adandozan may have beenthe object of a propagandistic rewriting of history after he lost the throne, turned into a monster by his successor as a meansof excusing the coup d'état and legitimizing the new regime.
		All storiesagree that Adandozan tried to force more favorable terms of trade with the Europeans involved in the export of slaves, andseriously undermined the power of the extended royal family and Vodun cult practitionersat court through administrative reforms.
	www.therfcc.org /adandozan-333050.html (424 words)

	Ghezo
		The pierced clay jar upheld by multiple hands has become a national symbol in Benin --a large portrayal of it is the backdrop of the speaker's podium in Benin's National Assembly.
		Ghezo ascended to the throne after he overthrew his brother, Adandozan, in a coup d'état.
		The traditional stories state that Adandozan was a cruel ruler, but these may have been invented by Ghezo's historians to justify the coup.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/gh/Ghezo.html (337 words)

	Adandozan - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		These symbols are not included in Abomey_appliques, for the same reasons that Adandozan is not included in Abomey's history.
		The traditional stories about Adandozan's rule (which are retold, with some changing of names, in to which he would throw live subjects for amusement; he is pictured slitting a pregnant woman's abdomen open on a bet to see whether he could predict the sex of the fetus.
		This traditional portrayal may be wrong: like Richard_II_of_England in the Wars_of_the_Roses, Adandozan may have been the object of a propagandistic rewriting of history after he lost the throne, turned into a monster by his successor as a means of excusing the coup_d'état and legitimizing the new regime.
	www.indexsuche.com /Adandozan.html (502 words)

	Adandozan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Adandozan was a King of Dahomey (now Benin), technically the ninth, though he isn't counted as one of the twelve kings.
		These symbols are not included in Abomey appliques[?], for the same reasons that Adandozan isn't included in Abomey's history.
		All is still licensed under the GNU FDL.
	www.termsdefined.net /ad/adandozan.html (620 words)

	Gbêhanzin
		He was early set to a school influenced by king Adandozan (1779-1818) overthrown by prince Gankpé, the future king Guézo (1818-1858).
		The severity, integrity and revolutionary ideas developed by Adandozan during his reign certainly had a great influence on prince Kondo.
		He was a man of average height with slightly bow legs.
	www.epa-prema.net /abomeyGB/resources/behan.htm (1301 words)

	Agonglo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Agonglo is also notable in being the first of the Dahomean kings to marry a European--one of his wives was Sophie, a Dutch metisse.
		Agonglo was succeeded by his eldest son, Adandozan.
		This page was last modified 08:41, 22 Jun 2004.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Agonglo (155 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Adandozan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
		Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Adandozan; all previous versions may be viewed here.
		They link directly to authoring tools for you to start writing a particular article.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref?title=Adandozan (557 words)

	Kings of Abomey
		He became popular through a series of social reforms.
		ADANDOZAN (1797-1818) : his name, reign and symbols have been obliterated from Abomey historical tradition.
		He is criticized for having been bloodthirsty and for having usurped his brother, the future Guézo, from power.
	www.epa-prema.net /abomeyGB/kings2.htm (1060 words)

	Your True Hero - View Hero (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		After his death in 1797 Adandozan takes the commands of the Kingdom as regent.
		Because Adandozan was against the inhuman and usual practices in place.
		He has as problem to strengthen the borders but especially to furnish his kingdom with water.
	www.yourtruehero.org /content/hero/view_hero.asp?29967 (1157 words)

	Wonders of the African World - Episodes - Slave Kingdoms - Wonders
		Under the rule of Dogbari and his descendants, Abomey was expanded through military conquest and consolidated into a powerful state, and Dahomey became heavily involved in the European slave trade, which had begun in earnest a century previous with the arrival of the Dutch.
		The rule of Gezu (1818-1858), who overthrew King Adandozan, marked the pinnacle of Dahomey's power and influence.
		However, the end of the slave trade in the mid-nineteenth century greatly affected the economic fortunes of Dahomey, forcing it to provide primary products for newly important colonial markets.
	www.pbs.org /wonders/Episodes/Epi3/3_wondr2.htm (212 words)

	Bold Type: Excerpt by Nicholas Shakespeare
		According to Dahomey tradition, Ghézo's half-brother Adandozan, whom he usurped, had sold her to Bahia as a slave.
		Their visit concluded in an audience with the present king, in a simple room adjoining the museum.
		Ghézo's half brother King Adandozan had incarcerated de Souza after an argument, dunking him periodically in vats of indigo to dye his fair skin.
	www.randomhouse.com /boldtype/0200/shakespeare/excerpt.html (3892 words)

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