Royal Palace of Abomey

The Royal Palaces of Abomey are 12 palaces spread over a 40 hectares (99 acres) area at the heart of the Abomey town in Benin, formerly the capital of the West African Kingdom of Dahomey.^[2][3] The Kingdom was founded in 1625 by the Fon people who developed it into a powerful military and commercial empire, which dominated trade with European slave traders on the Slave Coast until the late 19th century, to whom they sold their prisoners of war.^[4] At its peak the palaces could accommodate for up to 8000 people.^[5] The King's palace included a two-story building known as the "cowrie house" or akuehue.^[6]

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