BENIN IN THE 19TH CENTURY
Introduction The Kingdom of Benin, located in what is now southern Nigeria, was one of the most powerful and prosperous states in West Africa during the 19th century. At the beginning of the 19th...
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THE BENIN KINGDOM UP TO 1800
According to Benin traditions of origin, the people of Benin migrated from the East. After a long period of wandering, they settled at lle-Ife, from where they finally settled at their present location. The...
BENIN HISTORY AND CULTURE
The people of Benin have lived at their inland settlement for many centuries. They speak Edo language. Some historian trace the founding of Benin to about 12th century. It is therefore correct to say...
HISTORY OF BENIN EMPIRE
Benin Empire developed from a number of small chieftaincies. Benin oral traditions claimed that the first rulers were called Ogiso (Kings of the Sky), and there were thirty-one of them. It was during their...
RELATIONS BETWEEN IFE AND BENIN
The people of Ife and Benin shared a lot of similarities. It was believed that the two groups had some ancestral connections. Traditions of origin indicate that the ancestor of the Yoruba came from...