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Glele
Also Known As Badohou
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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.
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1. Glele (Wikipedia)
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Glele, or Badohou, was the tenth King of Dahomey
1. Glele (Wikipedia)
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died December 29, 1889
1. Glele (Wikipedia)
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was the tenth King of Dahomey, ruling from 1858 until his suicide in 1889
Kingdom of Dahomey (New World Encyclopedia)
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Glele died on December 29, 1889, to be succeeded by Kondo, who took the name Behanzin.
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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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