Its first ruler is acknowledged to be Gangnihessou [gung-NEE-hess-soo], though it was after his rule that its kings adopted food items that served as symbols and word puzzles of their names.
Its first ruler is acknowledged to be Gangnihessou [gung-NEE-hess-soo], though it was after his rule that its kings adopted food items that served as symbols and word puzzles of their names. Its penultimate king Glele [glee-LAY], was forced to curb his use of slaves, and his son, the last king Behanzin, [*] finally succumbed to European hegemony. This empire's origins lie in the coastal kingdom of Allada, from which it separated and then conquered under the rule of Agaja, who employed female shock-troops or Amazons. FTP, identify this west-African kingdom, whose name briefly survived as the original name of Benin.
Its first ruler is acknowledged to be Gangnihessou [gung-NEE-hess-soo], though it was after his rule that its kings adopted food items that served as symbols and word puzzles of their names.
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