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Great Benin; its customs, art and horrors (1903)

Roth, H. Ling (Henry Ling), 1854-1925 · Halifax, Eng., F. King & Sons, ltd. · leaf 140

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enin were war-like, and must conclude that the soldiery was not without martial qualities. D.R.tells us that the king has many soldiers which are subject to him, and they have acolonel [sic] over them like a captain. The captain has some of his own soldiersunder him, and always goes in the middle…

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