The Kingdom of Benin, [2] also known as Great Benin or Benin Kingdom is a kingdom within what is now considered southern Nigeria. [3] It has no historical relation to the modern republic of Benin, [4] which was known as Dahomey from the 17th century until 1975. The Kingdom of Benin's capital was Edo, now known as Benin City in Edo State, Nigeria.

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.

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

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.

Learn interesting facts about the Kingdom of Benin, such as when it began and when the Endo people settled in the rainforest with this BBC Bitesize guide.

2024年4月16日 · The kingdom of Benin was one of the most important states of the forest region of West Africa. It was renowned for its well-established system of government its and artistic sophistication.

2009年6月16日 · Benin, a pre-colonial kingdom in what is now southwestern Nigeria, is believed to have been established before the eleventh century. It was founded by Edo-speaking peoples, but became more ethnically diverse when invaders from the grasslands of the Sudan settled and intermarried with local women.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the most powerful state in this area was the kingdom of Allada (Ardra), but in the 18th and 19th centuries its place was taken by Dahomey.

5 天之前 · Benin’s kingdom originated in the 900s when the Edo people arrived in West Africa’s rainforests. By the 1400s, they had established a prosperous kingdom led by the Oba, a formidable ruler. The Obas resided in magnificent palaces adorned with gleaming brass.

The Benin Empire or Edo Empire (1440-1897), also known as the Kingdom of Benin, was a large pre-colonial African state of modern Nigeria. There is still an Oba, or king, although currently his role is mainly symbolic.