Edo people - Wikipedia
The Edo people, also referred to as the Benin people, [3] are an Edoid-speaking ethnic group. [4] They are prominently native to seven southern local government areas of Edo State, Nigeria. They are speakers of the Edo language and are the descendants of the founders of the Benin Kingdom, Ogiso Igodo. [5]
Benin | History, Culture & People of West Africa | Britannica
Oct 9, 2024 · 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 …
Kingdom of Benin - Wikipedia
Benin ruled over the tribes of the Niger Delta including the Western Igbo Tribes, Ijaw, Itshekiri, Isoko and Urhobo amongst others. It also held sway over the Eastern Yoruba tribes of Ondo, Ekiti, Mahin/Ugbo, and Ijebu. [18]
Kingdom of Benin - World History Encyclopedia
Apr 2, 2019 · The Kingdom of Benin was located near the southern coast of West Africa in a region which is today southern Nigeria (the modern state of Benin is further along the coast to the west and named after the Bight of Benin).
The Kingdom of Benin - National Geographic Society
Oct 19, 2023 · 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.
Kingdom of Benin - Blackpast
Jun 16, 2009 · 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.
The Kingdom of Benin | African History | ThinkAfrica
Nov 16, 2018 · It was the Benin kingdom that first established the first colony in Lagos and ruled over some eastern Yoruba tribes like Ondo, Ekiti, Mahin/Ugbo, and Ijebu. Also, Niger-Delta tribes were under the Kingdom.
What was the Kingdom of Benin? - BBC Bitesize
- BBC Bitesize. Who started the kingdom? The kingdom of Benin began in the 900s when the Edo people settled in the rainforests of West Africa. At first, they lived in small family groups, but...
The Benin Kingdom | Pre-Colonial Political Systems - Nigerian …
The Kingdom of Benin, also known as the Benin Kingdom, was a pre-colonial kingdom in what is now southern Nigeria. Its capital was Edo, now known as Benin City in Edo state. It should not be confused with the modern-day Republic of Benin, formerly the Republic of Dahomey.
The Benin Empire - ThoughtCo
Aug 18, 2018 · The pre-colonial Benin Kingdom or Empire was located in what is today southern Nigeria. (It is entirely separate from the Republic of Benin, which was then known as Dahomey.) Benin arose as a city-state in the late 1100s or 1200s and expanded into a larger kingdom or empire in the mid-1400s.