Edo (Bini)

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ethnic group people

Edo (Bini) are a South-Central Nigerian ethnic group historically centered around the Benin Kingdom, renowned for their sophisticated monarchy, rich artistic traditions, and influential role in precolonial West African history.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bini-Edo 1
Edo (Bini) canonical 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
people ⓘ
alternativeName Benin people ⓘ
Bini ⓘ
artCollectionDispersal European museums ⓘ
North American museums ⓘ
clanSystem Egie (clans) ⓘ
colonialEvent Benin Expedition of 1897 ⓘ
surface form: British punitive expedition of 1897
country Nigeria ⓘ
culturalHeritage court music ⓘ
masquerades ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ
praise poetry ⓘ
royal court rituals ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Edoid peoples ⓘ
historicalCapital Benin City ⓘ
historicalCenter Kingdom of Benin ⓘ
surface form: Benin Kingdom
historicalRole major precolonial West African power ⓘ
regional trading power ⓘ
historicalState Kingdom of Benin ⓘ
surface form: Benin Empire
knownFor Benin Bronzes ⓘ
bronze casting ⓘ
coral bead regalia ⓘ
court art ⓘ
ivory carving ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
language Edo language ⓘ
majorReligion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
monarchTitle Oba ⓘ
politicalSystem monarchy ⓘ
precolonialContact Portuguese traders ⓘ
other European traders ⓘ
primaryRegion South-Central Nigeria ⓘ
primaryState Edo State ⓘ
region Niger Delta ⓘ
surface form: Niger Delta hinterland

forest belt of southern Nigeria ⓘ
socialStructure age-grade system ⓘ
extended families ⓘ
traditionalCraft beadwork ⓘ
blacksmithing ⓘ
lost-wax casting ⓘ
weaving ⓘ
traditionalDeity Osanobua ⓘ
traditionalFestival Emobo ceremony ⓘ
Igue festival ⓘ
Ugie festivals ⓘ
traditionalInstitution Oba of Benin ⓘ
palace guilds ⓘ
traditionalReligion Edo traditional religion ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edo State → majorEthnicGroup → Edo (Bini) ⓘ
Bini language → hasAlternativeName → Edo (Bini) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bini-Edo