Talk:William Winniett

Ashanti and Dahomey have been mixed up as a single state
"Thomas Birch Freeman as his secretary, that same year, he went to the Kingdom of Ashanti to persuade Ghezo, King of the Dahomey, in present-day Benin (also known as King Kwaku Dua; Gizu the King of Dahomi) to stop the slave trade and abolish human sacrifice  "

This particular text states Ghezo was also known as Kwaku Dua I. The sentence reads confusingly as it tries to claim Winniet went to Ashanti to convince Ghezo although the latter was located in Dahomey further elsewhere. The first source mentions his visit to the "King of Ashantee" in 1848 and nothing about Ghezo. This one also mentions a "king of ashantee" from page 60-62. The 3rd ( ") mentions a visit to both Ghezo and Kwaku Dua within different months.


 * The last part of the paragraph in the article, remains uncertain which king or state this figure refers to. It states below;

(At the time the King exported 8,000 slaves a year.)   The first source ) says in a footnote that "About 8000 slaves were exported from Dahomi..." This probably refers to Ghezo, since he was the ruler of Dahomey at that time. I couldn't find the 8000 figure in the 2nd . Although the 3rd source is about Dahomey, it doesn't provide any verification for 8000 slaves being exported. The last source  mentions a visit to Ashanti but then, it states it was Dahomey who exported 8000 slaves. In all, the Winniett was deployed to both Kwaku Dua and Ghezo but it is Dahomey, at that time led by Ghezo, who exported 8000 slaves. The paragraph combines the two rulers as a single individual. Kwesi Yema (talk) 03:44, 2 June 2023 (UTC) Kwesi Yema (talk) 03:44, 2 June 2023 (UTC)