Question

Earthen bas-reliefs called nundidè (“noon-dee-DEH”) in this kingdom’s Royal Palaces may have depicted a female regent named Hangbè. This kingdom’s military was split into units commanded by the migan and mehu, part of a Great Council that met at its Annual Customs. After the Sarr–Savoy report, art from this kingdom, including zoomorphic statues (10[1])of its kings Glélé, Ghézo (“GAY-zoh”), and Béhanzin, was the first (-5[1])to be repatriated (10[1])by France (-5[2])in 2022. (10[2])This kingdom conquered Allada and Whydah (“WEE-dah”) under King Agaja, who accepted its status as a tributary of the Oyo Empire (10[1])to (10[1])its east. (-5[1])Hunting teams in this kingdom called (-5[1])gbetos developed into an all-female (10[1])regiment (10[2])dubbed this kingdom’s “Amazons” by (10[1])Europeans. (10[5])For 10 points, name this Fon-speaking (10[1])kingdom led from Abomey (“ah-boh-MEH”), located in modern-day Benin. (10[1])■END■ (10[4]0[5])

ANSWER: Dahomey [or Kingdom of Dahomey or Axɔ́súto Danxomɛ̀; reject “(Kingdom of) Benin” or “Benin (Empire)”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eli IssoksonBrandeis ABrown A5110
James McCurleyHarvard BYale B61-5
Roan DowlingIowa ATexas A&M A6410
Cameron WilliamsAppalachian StateClaremont A66-5
Dillon PatelWarwickImperial B66-5
Brendan BethlehemCambridge BImperial A6810
Freddy PottsSheffieldCambridge C6810
Ted WarnerBristolOxford B8810
Elijah ScheinsonOxford CKCL8910
Jacob Martin (UG)Maryland B (UG)UNC C (UG)91-5
Oliver HargraveOxford ADurham A97-5
Elliot RothTufts ATufts B10210
Ben Russell JonesEdinburghCambridge A10310
Amogh KulkarniGeodesicGeorgia Tech A10310
Aidan Jordan (DII)KenyonOhio State B10810
Chinmay MurthyTexas ATexas A&M B10910
Truman FillbrandtUW AUBC A10910
Todd MaslykMichigan AMichigan B10910
Michael SunBrandeis BDartmouth B10910
Michael SunBrandeis BDartmouth B10910
Dean Ah NowClaremont AAppalachian State11510
Diego Almaraz (UG)UNC C (UG)Maryland B (UG)12310
Anton AkroushMichigan State AIowa B1240
Owen AshbrookIowa BMichigan State A1240
Cormac BeirneSorbonneRice A12410
Leo Tao (UG)Michigan CCedarville1240
Kai MadgwickDurham AOxford A12410
Aisling SkeetDurham BKiel1240
Taiga ClarkeImperial BWarwick1240
Lukas KoutsoukosYale BHarvard B12410
Justin DuffyHarvard ATufts B12410