Kingdom of Benin
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kingdom-of-benin-229-1669936
title:
Kingdom of Benin
text:
The Kingdom of Benin, also known as the Edo Kingdom or Benin Kingdom is a kingdom within what is now southern Nigeria. It has no historical relation to the modern republic of Benin, which was known as Dahomey from the 17th century until 1975. The Kingdom of Benin's capital was Edo, now known as Benin City in Edo State, Nigeria. The Benin Kingdom was "one of the oldest and most developed states in the coastal hinterland of West Africa". It grew out of the previous Edo Kingdom of Igodomigodo aroun
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
West African kingdom (1180–1897)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Benin
date created:
2004-04-23T15:56:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T08:53:38Z
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13
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