Savi
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savi-166-12269392
title:
Savi
text:
Savi is a town in Benin that was the capital of the Kingdom of Whydah prior to its capture by the forces of Dahomey in 1727. An account of the city was given by Robert Norris in 1789:
Sabee, at that period the metropolis of the kingdom, the residence of their monarch, and seat of their commerce, was more than four miles in circumference. The houses, constructed with mud walls, were roofed with thatch. The factory houses of the European traders were spacious and airy, distributed into convenient
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Historic capital of the Kingdom of Whydah, West Africa
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savi
date created:
2007-08-15T16:08:38Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T23:01:04Z
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13
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