Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 1.2K [articletop] [penci_button link=”https://www.fashionghana.com/category/african-fashion-news/about-benin/” icon=”fa fa-address-book” icon_position=”left” radius=”5px” size=”small” text_color=”#ecd29a” text_hover_color=”#ffffff” background=”#111111″ hover_bgcolor=”#000000″]Benin[/penci_button] [penci_button link=”https://www.fashionghana.com/category/african-fashion-news/culture/” icon=”fa fa-address-book” icon_position=”left” radius=”5px” size=”small” text_color=”#ecd29a” text_hover_color=”#ffffff” background=”#111111″ hover_bgcolor=”#000000″]Culture[/penci_button] See More On African Culture Here. [su_carousel source=”category: 3560″ limit=”10″ link=”post” width=”620″ height=”230″ items=”2″ autoplay=”12000″] These were a highly trained, mobile and ruthless crack unit of the Dahomey military. They were renowned for their heroism. Chastity was a requirement an they could only marry after retiring from the unit. Violating this rule was punishable by death. More Articles You Would Love Duaba Serwa Wins The Fashion Fusion Designer of The Year At GUBA Faith Wear @ Zimbabwe Fashion Week 2013 – Day 1 These women were recruited from different sources. Some were captured slaves, some were volunteers while some were children of the Kingdom who had shown traits aligned with combat. The Agadogie (amazons) usually returned from forays and raids as far as present day Nigeria with slaves and captives. All captives of the Amazons were exclusively of the King because the crack unit was served as the King’s. These women were renowned for their bravery but most of they were feared for their ruthlessness. They were known to use various torture techniques to break down their captives for information and infamous for decapitating their kills for literal head counting. Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail Nana Tamakloe Founder of FashionGHANA.com and Accra Fashion Week. I'm grateful you visited, I hope you share, subscribe and share your comments or opinions below. More For You Read About The Trendy Toubou Tribe; The Indigenous People Of Libya Before The... Resilience and Strength: What’s Going On In Haiti & The Unyielding Spirit of... Muammar Gaddafi Still Remains Africa’s Best-Dressed President Of All Time & A Real... Ghana Mourns the Passing of Its First Female Professional Photographer, Felicia Ewuraesi Abban Nanny Of The Maroons, The Ghanaian Female Hero Who Led Jamaicans To Freedom... VIDEO: Watch Hardcore Proof That Prevents Egyptians From Erasing Black People From Ancient... Cleopatra Was An Incompetent, Scandalous Queen That Black People Should NOT Claim Or... PICTURES: So How Well Did Ghanaians Dress In The Seventies? See These Pictures