Question: What was a Beninese merchant and politician, most active when his country was known as an African kingdom that existed from about 1600 until 1894 ?
Sentence (from "Dahomey"): Dahomey developed on the Abomey Plateau amongst the Fon people in the early 17th century and became a regional power in the 18th century by conquering key cities on the Atlantic coast.
Relevant evidence: No