Edo
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Edo is a historic city in present-day southern Nigeria, renowned as the political and cultural center of the former Benin Kingdom and its sophisticated art and urban civilization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edo canonical | 12 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical city
ⓘ
pre-colonial African city ⓘ |
| artMedium |
bronze
ⓘ
ivory ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| artStyle | Benin court style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kingdom of Benin
ⓘ
surface form:
Benin Kingdom
Edo language ⓘ Edo people ⓘ |
| colonialEraEvent | site of British punitive expedition of 1897 ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | influenced neighboring Edoid-speaking communities ⓘ |
| culturalRole | cultural center of the Benin Kingdom ⓘ |
| economy |
center of craft production
ⓘ
regional trade hub ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
early modern period
ⓘ
late medieval period ⓘ |
| governedBy | Oba of Benin ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchical city-state ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
city walls and moats
ⓘ
palace complexes ⓘ royal shrines ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized as important Nigerian cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalNameOf | Benin City ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major pre-colonial urban center in West Africa ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Benin Bronzes
ⓘ
surface form:
Benin art
bronze casting tradition ⓘ court art of the Oba of Benin ⓘ sophisticated urban civilization ⓘ |
| legacy | source of Benin artworks in world museums ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
inland West African trade routes
ⓘ
trans-Atlantic trade networks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
West Africa
ⓘ
southern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor | Benin City ⓘ |
| partOf | territory of present-day Edo State ⓘ |
| politicalRole | political center of the Benin Kingdom ⓘ |
| regionType | urban center ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Edo religion ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of the Benin Kingdom ⓘ |
| urbanFeatures |
defensive earthworks
ⓘ
planned palace-centered layout ⓘ specialized craft quarters ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.