Kingdom of Savé

Kingdom of Savé
1750–1855
StatusMonarchy
CapitalAbomey
Official languagesYoruba,Fon
Religion
Animism
DemonymKingdom of Savé
History 
• Established
1750
• Disestablished
1855

The Kingdom of Savè , also known as Sabé , Ṣábẹ̀ẹ́ in Yoruba. was a former Yoruba kingdom located on the eastern border of present-day Benin with Nigeria . Born from a mosaic of city-states and cultural groups, it developed in the 18th century around the town of Ile-Savè (present-day Savè ). The kingdom experienced periods of centralization and instability until its final collapse in 1885 following the destru

ction of its capital by the Kingdom of Dahomey .

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