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    • History
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      • The Ogiso Era
      • Eweka Dynasty
    • Art
      • Origin of Benin Art
      • The Benin Bronzes
  • Home
  • History
    • People
    • Origins
    • Early History
  • Monarchy
    • The Ogiso Era
    • Eweka Dynasty
  • Art
    • Origin of Benin Art
    • The Benin Bronzes
View of City of Benin with Royal Palace, engraving from Description of Africa by Olfert Dapper, 1668
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Benin History chronicles the evolution of one of the most advanced states in African history before the advent of European imperialism. The Benin Kingdom has survived conquest and colonization by the British Empire and produced some of the most intriguing cultural artefacts the world has ever seen.

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