The Benin Kingdom was one of the oldest and most developed states in the coastal hinterland of West Africa. It grew out of the previous Edo Kingdom of Igodomigodo around the 11th century AD; [ 5 ] it was annexed by the British Empire in 1897.

2024年12月26日 · Benin, one of the principal historic kingdoms of the western African forest region (fl. 13th–19th century). Tradition asserts that the Edo people became dissatisfied with the rule of a dynasty of semimythical kings, the ogisos, and in the 13th century they invited Prince Oranmiyan of Ife to rule

The Benin Empire was one of the oldest and most highly developed states in the coastal part of West Africa until it was annexed by the British Empire in 1897. The European imperial power of Great Britain ended the Empire as a political polity in the late nineteenth century.

2019年4月2日 · The Kingdom of Benin, located in the southern forests of West Africa (modern Nigeria) and formed by the Edo people, flourished from the 13th to 19th century CE.

The Oyo Empire, located primarily to the east of Benin, was a military force in the region, conducting raids and exacting tribute from the coastal kingdoms and tribal regions. [20] The situation changed in the 17th and 18th centuries as the Kingdom of Dahomey , consisting mostly of Fon people , was founded on the Abomey plateau and began taking ...

As a political unit, Benin was created by the French colonial conquest at the end of the 19th century. In the precolonial period, the territory comprised a multiplicity of independent states, differing in language and culture.

2024年4月16日 · In the following article, Collins Edigin, a historian at the University of Benin in Benin City, Nigeria, describes the rule of the Obas of Benin, a continuous dynasty of the West African state of Benin (now in present-day Nigeria) that began in the 13th Century and is one of the oldest in the world.

2024年3月6日 · The Kingdom of Benin, also referred to as the Edo Kingdom or the Benin Empire, holds a significant place in the history of southern Nigeria. This ancient realm, with its capital in the present-day Benin City in Edo State, Nigeria, flourished as one of the most advanced and established states in the coastal hinterland of

2023年10月19日 · The historical kingdom of Benin was established in the forested region of West Africa in the 1200s C.E. According to history, the Edo people of southern Nigeria founded Benin. They no longer wanted to be ruled by their kings, known as the ogisos. They asked a prince from Ife, an important West African kingdom, to take control.

The Benin Empire, formed through the amalgamation of three distinct kingdoms - Allada, Abomey, and Porto-Novo - showcases the fascinating history of West Africa. Allada, a powerful kingdom in Ajaland, flourished until it was eventually defeated by the Dahomey army in the 16th century.