Essential Knowledge to understand Benin
Oba Weuare: Ewuare (also Ewuare the Great or Ewuare I), originally known as Prince Ogun, was the twelfth Oba of the Benin Empire from 1440 until 1473. Ewuare became king in a violent coup against his brother Uwaifiokun which destroyed much of Benin. City.
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Source Wikipedia: Ewuare - Wikipedia
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Manilla
Manilla, copper bracelets and leg-bands, became the form of money that was used in West Africa, becoming the accepted form of exchange used predominantly during slavery among the Portuguese and later the British and French who came to Africa to trade.
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Source: Face2Face Africa: Manilla: the money used during the slave trade in West Africa (face2faceafrica.com)
Chieftans: A chieftan is the powerful leader of a tribe.
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Cowrie Shells
Cowrie or cowry (pl. cowries) is the common name for a group of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
The term porcelain derives from the old Italian term for the cowrie shell (porcellana) due to their similar appearance.
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Source Wikipedia: Cowrie - Wikipedia