Kingdom of Benin Kingdom of Benin The Kingdom of Benin, also known as the Benin Kingdom, was a pre-colonial kingdom in what is now southern Nigeria. Its capital was Edo, now known as Benin City in Edo state. It should not be confused with the modern-day Republic of Benin, formerly the Republic of Dahomey. The Benin Kingdom was "one of the oldest and most highly developed states in the coastal hinterland of West Africa, dating perhaps to the eleventh century CE", until it was annexed by the British Empire in 1897. The original people and founders of the Benin Kingdom, the Edo people,
In Dahomey Dahkey Is a King", "When It's All Goin' Out and Nothin' Comin In" and "Good Evenin'", have been performed in other vaudevillian Broadway shows. In its entirety, "In Dahomey" featured plenty more secondary characters than its opening stage at the Harry de Jur theatre could comfortably hold. Walker and Williams would go on to produce two more musicals as the same act, "Williams and Walker In Abyssinia" and "Walker and Williams in Bandana Land", with different themes, staging and locales. Percy Grainger wrote a virtuosic concert rag entitled "In Dahomey (Cakewalk Smasher)", in which he blended tunes from Cook's show