The Fall of Benin Empire

 The Fall of Benin Empire

The Benin Empire is a traditional kingdom in the Southern Nigeria. It is the oldest and most developed States on the coastal hinterland of West Africa which came out of the previous Edo Kingdom of Igodomigodo around 11th century AD. The activities of the Benin Kingdom during the colonial era between 1897 and 1960 were characterised by a complex interplay of resistance adaptation, and gradual integration into British colonial system. 

Unfortunately, it was annexed by the British in 1897 during the Punitive Expedition but endured as non-sovereign monarchy. Benin Kingdom had a significant trade relation with Portugal during the pre-colonial era before being captured and razed by the British in 1897.

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