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Glele

Also Known As Badohou
Monarchs and Rulers

Glele, or Badohou, was the tenth King of Dahomey, ruling from 1858 until his suicide in 1889. His predecessor was Ghezo and his successor was his son Behanzin. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Role
Role (category)
Monarch / Royalty 1
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Death Date
1889-12-29 1
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Open Questions

What year was Glele, tenth King of Dahomey, born?, Open Questions
Source Glele (Wikipedia)

Succeeded By

Behanzin, Historical Figures
Additional Source Glele (Wikipedia)Infobox (successor)
Sources
1. Glele (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    Glele, or Badohou, was the tenth King of Dahomey
  • Lead section (death)
    died December 29, 1889
  • Glele: Gender
    Glele, or Badohou, was the tenth King of Dahomey, ruling from 1858 until his suicide in 1889.
  • Wikipedia biography, role/occupation stated in lead section (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
  • Succeeded By: Behanzin, Infobox (successor)
    was the tenth King of Dahomey, ruling from 1858 until his suicide in 1889
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Kingdom of Dahomey (New World Encyclopedia)
New World EncyclopediaArticle body, on Glele's death and succession
Quote, Article body, on Glele's death and succession
Glele died on December 29, 1889, to be succeeded by Kondo, who took the name Behanzin.
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Wikidata: Glele
Wikidata Q718588, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Open Questions (1 open question)
What year was Glele, tenth King of Dahomey, born?

Glele's own Wikipedia infobox gives no birth date. New World Encyclopedia's Kingdom of Dahomey article, checked as this entity's second source, also gives none. Wikidata states 1814 but is Wikimedia family, not an independent citable source, and no independently reachable source with a checkable citation was found.

What would resolve this A specialist source on Dahomey royal genealogy (e.g. Robin Law's published work on the kingdom) giving a sourced birth year or approximate age at accession in 1858.
West African history, Dahomey royal genealogyGlele (Wikipedia)

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