The Kingdom of Benin, also known as the Edo Kingdom or Benin Kingdom (Bini: Arriọba ẹdo), was a kingdom within what is now southern Nigeria. It has no... 71 KB (8,619 words) - 00:28, 21 April 2024 |
Benin City is the capital and largest city of Edo State, southern Nigeria. It is the fourth-largest city in Nigeria according to the 2006 census, after... 50 KB (4,301 words) - 07:49, 10 April 2024 |
The Benin Bronzes are a group of several thousand metal plaques and sculptures that decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin, in what is now... 68 KB (7,241 words) - 02:02, 2 March 2024 |
The Oba of Benin is the traditional ruler and the custodian of the culture of the Edo people and all Edoid people. The then Kingdom of Benin (not to be... 7 KB (719 words) - 21:59, 15 February 2024 |
The Benin Moat (Edo: Iyanuwo), also known as the Benin Iya, or Walls of Benin, are a series of massive earthworks encircling Benin City in Nigeria's Edo... 27 KB (2,534 words) - 21:17, 3 April 2024 |
The Benin national football team (French: Équipe nationale de Football du Benin), nicknamed Les Guépards (The Cheetahs), represents Benin in men's international... 37 KB (998 words) - 19:52, 9 April 2024 |
Benin or Bay of Benin is a bight in the Gulf of Guinea area on the western African coast that derives its name from the historical Kingdom of Benin.... 8 KB (863 words) - 03:48, 13 May 2023 |
The Benin Expedition of 1897 was a punitive expedition by a British force of 1,200 men under Sir Harry Rawson. It came in response to the ambush and slaughter... 34 KB (4,269 words) - 20:54, 14 April 2024 |
Cotonou (redirect from Cotonou, Benin) Cotonou (French pronunciation: [kɔtɔnu]; Fon: Kútɔ̀nú) is the largest city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however... 17 KB (1,301 words) - 12:30, 30 March 2024 |