Dahomey, Early Kingdom of
Precolonial West African kingdom located in what is now southern Benin; reached the height of its power and prestige during transatlantic slave trade.
Dahomey, Early Kingdom of
Precolonial West African kingdom located in what is now southern Benin; reached the height of its power and prestige during transatlantic slave trade.
A version of this article originally appeared in Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience.