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Adolo
Adolo was an Oba, or king, of the Benin Empire in the nineteenth century. According to the empire's profile, he restricted which goods could leave Benin in order to protect the royal monopoly over key export commodities. His policy illustrates the Oba's direct control over trade with Europeans.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Adolo. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/adolo
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- “Adolo.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/adolo. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute. “Adolo.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/adolo.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Adolo’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/adolo (Accessed: ).
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