S1EP3 Empires of Guilds
Custodians Of The Red Gold
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16m
As European powers battle for dominance in West Africa, the ancient Benin Empire stands as a formidable force—structured, spiritual, and self-governing—challenging the imperial quest for red gold and ivory through a legacy of order and ancestral power.
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