Its longest ruling leader was symbolized by a buffalo in a tunic, waged war against the Mahi country, and bore the name Tegbessou.
Its longest ruling leader was symbolized by a buffalo in a tunic, waged war against the Mahi country, and bore the name Tegbessou. The man who succeeded him was represented by a gun, marking the evolution of this kingdom's army into one trained in Western firearms, razed the ports of Epe and Badagry, and was named Kpengla. During this time, this kingdom, which held the states of Whydah and Allada, and whose kings were traditionally guarded by a troupe of female warriors known as the Amazons, was under the yoke of the Oyo Empire and would remain so until the 19th Century reign of Gezo. Finally subjugated by the French at the end of that century, this Fon empire owed most of its economic success to the slave trade. FTP, identify this West African empire based out of present-day Benin.
Its longest ruling leader was symbolized by a buffalo in a tunic, waged war against the Mahi country, and bore the name Tegbessou.
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