Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh

Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh

Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh (meaning, "God speaks true") was a leader of the Dahomey Amazons. In 1851, she led an all-female army consisting of 6,000 warriors against the Egba fortress of Abeokuta.

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