THE MINO ...the first and only all female fighters in history
THE MINO ...the first and only all female fighters in history The kingdom of Oyo, of what is today western Nigeria had made Dahomey its tributary state and demanded regular tributes to the Oyo throne. Research indicates that Dahomey kingdom was born out of chaos and resistance to the Oyo Kingdom. It became a truly militarized entity, where a fierce band of an all female fighters unit of the military superstructure, became the king's special guards and the women supervised the men in government and reported to the king. These fierce female fighters were known as "The Mino"(meaning 'our mothers' or 'my mother' in the Fon language). The king of Dahomey''s throne was built on the grave of a past king known as Da (hence Da and Abomey, the town, made up the name Dahomey. This was after The kingdom broke away from the control of the Oyo kingdom and from then on developed a never fading hatred for the Yoruba kingdom of Oyo. The king's throne sat on ...