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    All ABOUT THE KINGDOM OF BENIN

    Oct 06, 2022 2 minutes

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    c.1500 BENIN TRADES SLAVES

    In the centuries following contact with the Portuguese, the Kingdom of Benin begins to use slaves in trade deals. However, in 1516 Benin bans the trade of male slaves with Portugal who were previously sent to Portuguese colonies in Africa.

    c.1700 SACRIFICE OF IDEN

    Queen Iden sacrifices herself to the gods in order to secure the reign of her unpopular husband,

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