1. The torso of a Dahomey woman was photographed by Penn in a similar way.

2. The last surviving Amazon of Dahomey died in 1979.

3. Dahomey Amazons: this unit is available when holding territory in North Africa.

4. Each Dahomey king built his own palace in the capital, Abomey, and after he died his palace was turned into his funeral temple.

5. The now democratic Benin was originally made-up of several kingdoms and states — the most well - known of these being the Kingdom of Dahomey which was dominant until the nineteenth century.

6. Unfortunately, many of the palaces were burnt down by the Dahomey in 1892 during a war with the French.