Kingdom Of Benin
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Benin was an influential city-state in northwest Africa generally from
the 15th to 17th century. It was founded by the Edo or Bini people in the
13th century, and by the early 14th century a royal court was in place.
It was always ruled by a powerful king who was usually a former war leader.
The ....
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.... Eventually, in 1897, the area was annexed to British
Nigeria. While tribesmen still led the area, the real control was in the
hands of the Europeans.
One of the richest arts that originated in Africa are some of the hand
cast bronzes that came out of the kingdom of Benin. These became known as
the Benin Bronzes. The casting of brass was strictly a royal art and
anyone found casting brass without royal permission was faced with
execution. Whenever a king or a major figure died, a beautiful
c ....
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