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Date c. 1625 - 1894

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Benin
Benin
republic, Africa
Oyo empire
Oyo empire
historical kingdom in western Africa

Key People

Émile Derlin Zinsou
president of Dahomey
Agaja
king of Dahomey
Karl Polanyi
Hungarian politician
John Beecroft
British explorer and diplomat
Alfred-Amédée Dodds
French general