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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.
Benin was thus the first African country to successfully complete the transition from a dictatorship to a pluralistic political system. [ 5 ] In the second round of National Assembly elections held in March 1995, Zoglo's political vehicle, the Parti de la Renaissance du Benin, was the largest single party but lacked an overall majority.
A Short History of Benin is a non-fiction book by Jacob Egharevba, first published in 1934 by the Church Mission Society Press in Lagos.The book offers a historical perspective on the Benin Empire, a pre-colonial African state now part of Nigeria.
Igodomigodo is the original name of the Benin Kingdom used by its own inhabitants (nowadays known as the Edo people of Nigeria).. According to Edo oral history, Igodomigodo [1] was the name given to the kingdom by Igodo, the first ogiso (King), who founded the first dynasty of what would later be known as the Benin Empire (which existed from around 1180 until 1897 in the area of the present ...
Ehenneden, also spelt Hennenden, (born Egiebo, reigned c. 1095 – c. 1110 AD) was the twenty-sixth Ogiso of the Kingdom of Igodomigodo, the early state that preceded the Benin Empire. He succeeded his father, Uwa, inheriting a stable kingdom shaped by previous economic and political reforms. His reign saw continued economic activity ...
Uwa (reigned c. 1085 – c. 1095 AD) was the twenty-fifth Ogiso (king) of the Kingdom of Igodomigodo, an early state that later became part of the Benin Empire.He was the son of Ogiso Odoligie and ruled during a period of political transformation shaped by earlier reforms.
For the first time in the 60-year history of the renowned Venice Biennale in Italy – an arts and culture festival lasting eight months, hosted every other year – Benin is presenting a national ...
The history of the Kingdom of Dahomey spans 300 years from around 1600 to 1904 with the rise of the Kingdom of Dahomey as a major power on the Atlantic coast of modern-day Benin until the French conquest. The kingdom became a major regional power in the 1720s, when it conquered the coastal kingdoms of Allada and Whydah.