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| Country |  Nigeria |
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Benin City, a city (2006 est. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Nigeria is currently divided into 36 states and one federal capital territory History Edo State was formed on August 27, 1991 when Bendel State was split into Edo and Delta States The 1992 gubernatorial election pop. 1,147,188) in Edo State, southern Nigeria, is a port on the Benin River. History Edo State was formed on August 27, 1991 when Bendel State was split into Edo and Delta States The 1992 gubernatorial election Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo It is situated 200 miles by road east of Lagos. Lagos ( pron ˈleɪgɒs or /ˈlɑːgoʊs/ overseas is the most populous Conurbation in Nigeria with Benin is the center of Nigeria's rubber industry, but processing palm nuts for oil is still an important traditional industry. The oil palms ( Elaeis) comprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family Palm oil is an edible plant oil derived from the Fruit of the Arecaceae Elaeis Oil palm. [1]
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History
Founded around the 10th century, Benin served as the capital of the Kingdom of Benin, the empire of the Oba of Benin, which flourished from the 14th through the 17th century. The Benin Empire or Edo Empire (1440-1897 was a large pre-colonial African state of modern Nigeria. The Oba of Benin was the Oba or King of the Edo or Benin Empire, an empire with its capital at Benin (formerly called Ile Ibinu in modern day As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar No trace remains of the structures admired by European travelers to "the Great Benin. " After Benin was visited by the Portuguese in about 1485, historical Benin grew rich during the 16th and 17th centuries on the slave trade with Europe, carried in Dutch and Portuguese ships, as well as through the export of some tropical products. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. [1]
The Bight of Benin's shore was part of the so-called "Slave Coast", from where many West Africans were sold (usually by local rulers) to foreign slave traders. The Bight of Benin is a bight (a type of bay on the western African coast that extends eastward for about 400 miles (640 km from Cape St The Slave Coast is the name of the coastal areas of present Togo, Benin (formerly Dahomey) and western Nigeria, a fertile region of coastal In the early 16th century the Oba sent an ambassador to Lisbon, and the King of Portugal sent Christian missionaries to Benin. Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of Portuguese A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth A missionary is a member of a Religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith someone who proselytizes. Some residents of Benin could still speak a pidgin Portuguese in the late 19th century. A pidgin is a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common in situations such as Trade
The city and kingdom of Benin declined after 1700, with the decline in the European slave trade, but revived in the 19th century with the development of the trade in palm products with Europeans. To preserve Benin's independence, bit by bit the Oba banned the export of goods from Benin, until the trade was exclusively in palm oil.
On 1 February 1852 the whole Bight of Benin became a British protectorate, where a Consul (representative) represented the protector, until on 6 August 1861 the Bights of Biafra and Benin became a united British protectorate, again under a British Consul. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Bight of Benin is a bight (a type of bay on the western African coast that extends eastward for about 400 miles (640 km from Cape St
On February 17, 1897, Benin City fell to the British. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common [1] In the "Punitive Expedition", a 1200-strong British force, under the command of Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, conquered and burned the city, destroying much of the country’s treasured art and dispersing nearly all that remained. Admiral Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawson, GCB, GCMG RN ( England, November 5, 1843, – November 3, 1910 The "Benin Bronzes", portrait figures, busts, and groups created in iron, carved ivory, and especially in brass (conventionally called "bronze"), were taken from the city by the British and are displayed in museums around the world. The Benin Bronzes are a collection of more than 1000 Brass plaques from the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin. Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 Ivory is formed from Dentine and constitutes the bulk of the Teeth and Tusks of animals such as the Elephant, Hippopotamus, Brass is any Alloy of Copper and Zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the [1]
The defeat, capture and subjugation of Benin paved the way for British military occupation and the merging of later regional British conquests into the Niger Coast Protectorate, the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria and finally, into the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria. The Niger Coast Protectorate was a British Protectorate in the Oil Rivers area of present-day Nigeria, originally established as the Oil Southern Nigeria was a British Protectorate in the coastal areas of modern-day Nigeria, formed in 1900 from union of the Niger Coast Protectorate Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal The Benin monarchy was restored in 1914, but true power lay with the colonial administration of Nigeria. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal
In September 1967, during the Nigerian Civil War, the city was part of the secessionist Republic of Biafra. The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Nigerian-Biafran War, 6 July 1967 &ndash 13 January 1970 was a political conflict caused by the attempted Secession The Republic of Biafra was a Secessionist state in south-eastern Nigeria.
Education
Benin City is home to two of Nigeria's premier academic instutions, namely, The University of Benin and Benson Idahosa University, the former being government owned, and the latter, a private university. The University of Benin, in Benin City, Nigeria, is one of the country's major universities. The Benson Idahosa University is a private non-profit Christian university in Benin City, Nigeria.
Culture
Attractions in the city include the Benin City National Museum, the Oba's Palace, and various festivals and the Benin Moats measuring about 20 to 40 Ft.
References
- ^ a b c d Benin, City, Nigeria, The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2005 Columbia University Press. Retrieved February 18, 2007
Bibliography
- Bondarenko D. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Dmitri Bondarenko (born 1968 in Moscow) is a Russian anthropologist historian and africanist M. A Homoarchic Alternative to the Homoarchic State: Benin Kingdom of the 13th - 19th Centuries. Social Evolution & History. Social Evolution & History (sometimes abbreviated as SEH) is an international journal focused on the development of human societies in the past present and future 2005. Vol. 4, No 2. P. 18-88.
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