#edopeople

[afrimericanone]

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This kingdom is a real life #wakanda. Technologies like maps of the walls of Benin (originally known as Iya) , history preserved by artwork and spirituality that has spread as far as #Brazil via the transatlantic slave trade... Last major southern kingdom to fight back against the British colonials before they were slaughtered by the punitive expedition of the British in 1897. They simply rebelled against British trade... that was their crime... Our true cultures last stand before defeat materializes in colonialism... A kingdom that had diplomatic relations with the Portuguese... built expansive earthworks... still the top of the hierarchy of Yoruba monarchs ... the Obas.... the cultural bridge and glue between the Yoruba and Igbo tribes of Nigeria. I find it no surprise that the country of Nigeria amalgamated only 17 years from the fall of Benin... there was no way to take control of southern Nigeria without taking out the Kingdom of Benin... the cultural damage of the punitive expedition to the region and eventually Nigeria has been reverberating ever since... Sad that Nigerians do not know how the British through into perpetual chaos changed the natural balance of the people of southern Nigeria forever... if we don't know then we haven't even thought of how best to repair the damage... Reposted from @african_heritagecity ❤️❤️ @alkebulan_history • ‎​The Kingdom of Benin was in southern Nigeria. It has no historical relation to the modern nation-state of Benin, which was historically 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 #benincity #nigeria #southernnigeria #WestAfrica #edo #edopeople #africans #nigerians #beninartifacts #africa #centralafrica #blackhistory (at Benin Empire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS5PZSEHeia/?utm_medium=tumblr

[onlineantiques]

#ObaofBenin The Oba of Benin is the traditional ruler and the custodian of the culture of the Edo people and all Edoid people. EBay item number 224555314592 #benin #edo #edopeople #busts #figurines #rulers #african #africanculture #collectibles #Collectables #antiques #antiquesforsale #antiquesofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CclidCgICII/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[grimereaperzreport]

Queen Idia was the mother of Esigie, the Oba of Benin who ruled from 1504 to 1550. She played a very significant role in the rise and reign of her son. She has been described as a great warrior #queenidia who fought relentlessly before and during her son's reign as the Oba (king) of the Edo people. When Oba Ozolua died, he left behind two powerful sons to dispute over who would become Oba. His son Esigie controlled Benin City while another son, Arhuaran, was based in the equally important city of Udo about 30 kilometres (20 mi) away. Idia mobilised an army around Esigie at Unuame on the River Osse, which defeated Arhuaran, and Oba Esigie became the 16th king (Egharevba, 1968:26). #beninkingdom #edopeople #edopride https://www.instagram.com/p/B6y0xZTgMEF/?igshid=rl2xut870k8a

[ikthestylist]

#swipeleft ↔️ #tbt to a to when we attended the “Dressed To Kill” tour at the Museum of Modern Art. The tour presented artworks in the Met’s collection through the lens of idealized beauty, and the extremes that people through the ages went through to obtain the aesthetic du jour. One of the most interesting exhibits was In the African wing were we viewed a sculpture of the head of an oba (royal chief) among the Edo people (our founder is Edo 😊), the founders of the precolonial Benin empire, now in Southern Nigeria. The chief is adorned with a stack of neck rings....read more in the “Dressed To Kill at the Metropolitan Museum” article by @giselavierastyle on fashion360mag.com or #clicklinkinbio . . . . . #edopeople #nigeria #art #met #museumofmodernart #beauty #fashion #style #whatisbeautiful (at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzx-kPsAtYr/?igshid=1d8l5mbw7j5xi

[victorenesi]

This one can only happen in Edo State. Argue with your phones #edopeople