BENIN via France to SIAM/Thailand 1894 Extremly RARE com Letter Card to BANGKOK

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BENIN via France to SIAM/Thailand 1894 Extremly RARE com Letter Card to BANGKOK
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This is one item out of a collection we just break on Ebay
Extremly RARE usage  Benin to Siam/Thailand !
25 Centimes Stationery Letter Letter Card mailed commercially abroad from
Whydah = Ouidah / Benin
(French Colony in Africa)  by  French Steam Ship via
Cotonou / Benin
and
Marseille / France
to the Chief Engineer Paul Bohns in
Bangkok / Siam
!
Very low starting price !
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Benin
(
French
:
Bénin
), officially the
Republic of Benin
(
French
:
République du Bénin
) and formerly
Dahomey
, is a country in
West Africa
. It is bordered by
Togo
to the west,
Nigeria
to the east, and
Burkina Faso
and
Niger
to the north. The majority of its population lives on the small southern coastline of the
Bight of Benin
, part of the
Gulf of Guinea
in the northernmost tropical portion of the
Atlantic Ocean
. The capital of Benin is
Porto-Novo
, but the
seat of government
is in
Cotonou
, the country's largest city and economic capital. Benin covers an area of 114,763 square kilometers and its population in 2015 was estimated to be approximately 10.88 million. Benin is a
tropical
nation, highly dependent on
agriculture
, with substantial employment and income arising from
subsistence farming
.
The
official language
of Benin is
French
. However, indigenous languages such as
Fon
and
Yoruba
are commonly spoken. The largest religious group in Benin is
Roman Catholicism
, followed closely by
Islam
,
Vodun
and
Protestantism
. Benin is a member of the
United Nations
, the
African Union
, the
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
, the
South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone
,
La Francophonie
, the
Community of Sahel-Saharan States
, the
African Petroleum Producers Association
and the
Niger Basin Authority
.
From the 17th to the 19th century, the main political entities in the area were the
Kingdom of Dahomey
along with the city-state of
Porto-Novo
and a large area with many different tribes to the north. This region was referred to as the
Slave Coast
from as early as the 17th century due to the large number of slaves shipped to the New World during the
Trans-Atlantic slave trade
. After slavery was abolished, France took over the country and renamed it
French Dahomey
. In 1960, Dahomey gained full independence from France, and had a tumultuous period with many different democratic governments, many military coups and military governments.
A
Marxist–Leninist
state
called the
People's Republic of Benin
existed between 1975 and 1990. In 1991, it was replaced by the current
multi-party
Republic of Benin.
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Ouidah
, historically also called
Whydah
,
Juda
,
Juida
by the French and
Ajudá
by the Portuguese, formally the
Kingdom of Whydah
(so named for the Whydah Bird of Paradise), is a city on
the coast
of the Republic of
Benin
.
History
In local tradition
Kpase
is supposed to have founded the town. This probably happened towards the end of the sixteenth century. The town was originally known as
Glēxwé
, literally 'Farmhouse', and was part of the
Kingdom of Whydah
.
Whydah troops pushed their way into the African interior, capturing millions of people through tribal wars, and selling them to the Europeans and Arabs. By 1716, when the massive English slave ship
Whydah Gally
arrived to purchase 500 slaves from King Haffon to sell in Jamaica, the Kingdom of Whydah had become the second largest slave port in the
Triangular trade
.
The Kingdom was ruled by King Haffon, who received his coronation crown as a gift from Portugal, until, in 1727, the
Kingdom of Whydah
was captured by the forces of King
Agaja
of
Dahomey
. On 19 March 1727, the
Boston News-Letter
gave this horrific report:
"WHYDAH IN AFRICA: the beginning of this month, Agaja the king of Dahomey came down unexpectedly with an army, and soon became master of this place, and the country adjacent [Allada]; the defoliation which ensued was so great, that it is impossible to be represented! The factory at Saber, once the king's town and Seat of Trade, was burnt to the ground, and in it a great quantity of merchandise. Forty Europeans were carried into captivity, to the King of Dahomey's camp at Ardrah, but after having been detained about 14 days, seven of them were released and are now returning hither; they gave a melancholy account of their treatment. This country, which was the pleasantest in all these parts, is now laid waste by fire and sword, and made a wilderness!"
The land which constituted the Kingdom of Whydah became a mere city in the new Kingdom of Dahomey. The
Portuguese
,
English
,
Dutch
and French all constructed
forts
in the city to protect their interests in slaving. The
Portuguese had reached the town
which they called
Ajudá
in 1580 and the Portuguese Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá, now housing The Whydah [Ouidah] Museum, dates from 1721 and remained with Portugal until 31 July 1961.
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