The image is an illustration of the Walls of Benin, also known as the Benin Moat. The image is a drawing from the 1975 book “The Archaeology of Benin City…
The story of the Benin Empire is inseparable from the reign of one man, Oba Ewuare the
Great who reigned from 1440-1473 was known as a warrior, reformer, and visionary, Ewuare’s…
The Kingdom of Benin, one of the most powerful pre-colonial states in West Africa, flourished between the 13th and 17th centuries. Its rise to prominence was marked by a complex…
The history of the Kingdom of Benin is often told through the exploits of its powerful warrior-kings, the Obas. However, no figure embodies the moral heart and spiritual resilience of…
