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The empire of Benin is formed from surrounding tribes.
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“Benin's royal histories relate that the court's brass casters learned their art from an Ife master named Iguegha, who had been sent from Ife around 1400 at the request of Benin's oba Oguola."
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Oba Ewuare or “Ewuare the Great” came into power. Turned the city-state into Benin empire.
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He made many important forms including the primogeniture also he included new types of chiefs like palace chiefs and town chiefs , son Ozu the Conqueror comes into power.
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Benin prevented the export of male slaves.by doing that their population didn’t deplete.
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The Portuguese arrived in Ghana as intermediataries, bringing slaves and other goods from Senegal and Benin in order to sell them to Asante and other local people.
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He forged close contacts with the portuguese their primary exports were pepper, ivory, palm oil and clothe.
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The English built a fort at Ouidah (Whydah)
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A peace treaty between Benin and the UK.
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Benin has stopped being an empire and has started being a country.
