Benin's founder is Porto-Novo.
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 .	Porto-Novo	Porto-Novo	Dahomey	Republic of Dahomey	Kingdom of Dahomey	Kingdom of Dahomey	state	Sovereign state
Porto-Novo -LRB- -LSB- pt.nvo -RSB- ; also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe -RRB- is the capital of Benin , and was the capital of French Dahomey .	capital	Capital (political)	Benin	Benin	French Dahomey	French Dahomey
