Benin City
Capital of the Edo Kingdom of Benin, a major West African city-state whose royal court commissioned thousands of brass and bronze plaques and sculptures over centuries - the famed Benin Bronzes - before the city was destroyed and looted by a British punitive expedition in 1897.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1200 CE mainstream
Kingdom of Benin established source - 1897 CE mainstream
city destroyed and looted by British forces source
Where
6.3328° N, 5.6228° E
Sources
- https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Benin/
- https://smarthistory.org/benin-bronzes-theft-artistry/
Each event carries Aion's own evidence grade (mainstream, disputed or speculative). This page repeats what the globe shows for this place.