Mino
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Mino were an elite all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey, renowned for their discipline, bravery, and significant role in the kingdom’s warfare.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mino canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3329488 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mino Context triple: [Kingdom of Dahomey, militaryUnit, Mino]
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A.
Mykerinos
Mykerinos is the Greek name for the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Menkaure, best known for commissioning the smallest of the three major pyramids on the Giza Plateau.
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B.
Minaean
Minaean is an ancient Old South Arabian language and script associated with the Minaean kingdom in what is now Yemen.
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C.
Mona
Mona is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often as a standalone name or a diminutive of names like Ramona or Simona.
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D.
Mona
Mona is a residential and academic community in the Parish of St. Andrew, Jamaica, best known as the main campus location of the University of the West Indies.
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E.
Milyan
Milyan is an extinct Anatolian Indo-European language once spoken in southwestern Asia Minor, known primarily from a small corpus of inscriptions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mino Target entity description: Mino were an elite all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey, renowned for their discipline, bravery, and significant role in the kingdom’s warfare.
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A.
Mykerinos
Mykerinos is the Greek name for the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Menkaure, best known for commissioning the smallest of the three major pyramids on the Giza Plateau.
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B.
Minaean
Minaean is an ancient Old South Arabian language and script associated with the Minaean kingdom in what is now Yemen.
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C.
Mona
Mona is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often as a standalone name or a diminutive of names like Ramona or Simona.
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D.
Mona
Mona is a residential and academic community in the Parish of St. Andrew, Jamaica, best known as the main campus location of the University of the West Indies.
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E.
Milyan
Milyan is an extinct Anatolian Indo-European language once spoken in southwestern Asia Minor, known primarily from a small corpus of inscriptions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
all-female military regiment
ⓘ
elite guard ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dahomey Amazons ⓘ |
| ceremony | military parades at the royal court ⓘ |
| commandStructure | directly subordinate to the king of Dahomey ⓘ |
| conflict |
Franco-Dahomean Wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Franco-Dahomean War
|
| country | Kingdom of Dahomey ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of female martial prowess in West Africa ⓘ |
| disbanded | late 19th century ⓘ |
| discipline | strict military code ⓘ |
| duty |
guarding the royal palace
ⓘ
participating in offensive campaigns ⓘ protecting the king ⓘ |
| engagementType | hand-to-hand assaults ⓘ |
| genderComposition | female ⓘ |
| ideology | absolute loyalty to the monarch ⓘ |
| inspired | portrayals of female warriors in popular culture ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Fon-speaking Kingdom of Dahomey
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Dahomey
|
| legacy | historical example of organized female combat unit ⓘ |
| livingArrangements | barracks within or near the royal palace ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Benin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bravery
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close-quarters combat skills ⓘ discipline ⓘ loyalty to the king of Dahomey ⓘ significant role in Dahomean warfare ⓘ |
| opponent | French Third Republic ⓘ |
| recruitment |
some women taken as captives and trained as soldiers
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women from Dahomey ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| role |
frontline combat troops
ⓘ
palace guard ⓘ royal guard of the king of Dahomey ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
endurance
ⓘ
physical strength ⓘ unmarried status ⓘ |
| socialStatus | privileged position in Dahomean society ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| training |
hand-to-hand combat training
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rigorous physical training ⓘ weapons training ⓘ |
| weapon |
knives
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machetes ⓘ muskets ⓘ spears ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mino Description of subject: Mino were an elite all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey, renowned for their discipline, bravery, and significant role in the kingdom’s warfare.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.