Tributary network · approximate1180 – 1897 · 717 years

Kingdom of Benin

Name: War Atlas: Named Conflicts and Empire Borders, 3000 BCE – Present
Creator: War Atlas
Keywords: wars, military history, conflicts, empires, historical atlas, casualties

Overview

The Kingdom of Benin or Empire of Benin, also known as Great Benin, is a traditional kingdom in southern Nigeria. It has no historical relation to the modern republic of Benin, which was 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. The Benin Kingdom was one of the oldest and most developed states in the coastal hinterland of West Africa. It grew out of the previous Edo Kingdom of Igodomigodo around the 11th century AD; it was annexed by the British Empire in 1897, but endured as a non-sovereign monarchy.

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Borders & accuracy

Tributary network

A paramount-chiefdom-style polity with tributary peripheries; exact extent is contested.

SOURCEaourednik / historical-basemaps
DETAILhistorical-basemaps
SNAPSHOT1500
POLITY TYPEtributary

Wars of this empire1

Conflicts whose belligerents name this polity, best-documented first.

Battle of Ugbine1897
Regional

Open in the atlas →Seeks the timeline to 1180 and fits the map to these borders.

Cite as: Kingdom of Benin (1180 – 1897). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/e/africa-benin-kingdom · Sources & methodology