A royal procession, Benin, West Africa, 20th Century. The Fon kingdom of Dahomey dominated the area that is now Benin from around 250 years until 1894. The king owned all the land, collected taxes from all crops profuced and controlled all trade.

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A royal procession, Benin, West Africa, 20th Century. The Fon kingdom of Dahomey dominated the area that is now Benin from around 250 years until 1894. The king owned all the land, collected taxes from all crops profuced and controlled all trade.

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