Ghezo

...After the slave trade declined in the 19th century, the country's economy was based on the production and export of palm oil, and it continued to prosper until it was defeated by the French army in 1894. The name of King Ghezo (Guézo) (reigned 1818-58), who flourished at the height of his power based on a strong centralized political organization, became known in Europe along with the women's army called the Amazons that he organized. By the end of the 19th century, the region had been almost completely conquered by the French army, and in 1904 it was incorporated into French West Africa, with the government-general's headquarters in Dakar, Senegal. ...

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…19世紀に奴隷貿易が衰退したのちは，パーム油の生産，輸出を経済的基盤とし，1894年フランス軍に敗北するまで繁栄を続けた。その強力な中央集権的政治組織を基盤に栄華を極めたゲゾGhezo(Guézo)王(在位1818‐58)の名は，同国が組織したアマゾンと呼ばれる女性の軍隊とともにヨーロッパにも知れわたった。　19世紀末までにほぼ完全に全土をフランス軍に征服されたこの地域は，1904年セネガルのダカールに総督府をおくフランス領西アフリカに編入された。…

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