HISTORY & CIVILIZATIONS · 1625–1900
Royal Palaces of Abomey, Benin
The palace walls carry bas-reliefs that tell the history of the kingdom. Abomey fell to French forces in 1892.
The story, as a puzzle
Palaces of a warrior kingdom.
From the 17th to the 19th century, the kings of Dahomey built their palaces here, and the kingdom fielded a regiment made up entirely of women. Pin it.
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