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Benin Kingdom
Imagine a world where the scent of palm oil hangs in the humid air, where the shadows of ancient trees stretch across red earth, and the echo of ritual drums drifts through the forest. Here, beneath a thick canopy, the first seeds of a great kingdom take root.In the deep rainforests of West Africa, life thrived in ways both practical and mystical. Picture the late twelfth century: clusters of Edo-speaking settlements dotted the landscape north of the Benin River. Communities gathered on fertile plains, drawn by teeming rivers, rich soils, and forests alive with antelope and monkeys. These…
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