the people of benin kingdom were known as?

Answer 1

The Benin kingdom is home to the Edo people

Answer 2

kingdom were known as Benin Bronzes.

Benin was an influential city-state in northwest Africa generally from the
15th to 17th century. It was founded by the Edo or Bini people in the 13th
century, and by the early 14th century a royal court was in place. It was
always ruled by a powerful king who was usually a former war leader. The
kings, however, later became a more religious figure. The kingdom has been
though to extend throughout what is presently southern Nigeria.
One of its most successful kings was Ozoula. During his reign, from about
1480 to 1504, Benin established many commercial and diplomatic relations with
Portugal. The kingdom participated in a lot of trade with Europe. Some of
the goods they traded included palm oil, ivory, pepper, and textiles. Another
industry Benin took place in was the slave trade. Mostly POW's and women were
traded, but in the early years, men of the tribe were also given away.
Gradually, the power of the kingdom decreased as the 18th and 19th centuries
passed. Eventually, in 1897, the area was annexed to British Nigeria. While
tribesmen still led the area, the real control was in the hands of the
Europeans.
One of the richest arts that originated in Africa are some of the hand cast
bronzes that came out of the kingdom of Benin. These became known as the
Benin Bronzes. The casting of brass was strictly a royal art and anyone found
casting brass without royal permission was faced with execution. Whenever a
king or a major figure died, a beautiful commemorative head was cast out of
bronze in his honor. These heads were displayed at shrines found all
throughout the royal palace. Also found in the royal palace were eight wall-
sized bronze plaques. Each plaque depicted kings, chiefs, and great warriors
in battle. They each depict a different event in Benin's history. Many
things including utensils and weapons have also been found, each hand cast
with brass. As you can see, the Beninian people were very gifted in this fine
art and it is one of the richest parts of their culture.

Answer 3

the West African kingdom of Benin existed from the 12th or 13th century until its conquest by the British in 1897. Once a powerful city-state, Benin exists today as a modern African city in what is now south-central Nigeria. The present-day oba of Benin traces the founding of his dynasty to A.D. 1300. In the late 1400s, a flourishing and wealthy royal court was in place.

The Benin people are famous for their brass art work with a palace harbouring a vast compound where metalsmiths, carvers and others created objects for the king and his court. The casting of brass was an art controlled by the king himself; anyone found casting brass without royal permission faced execution.

The Edo--the people of Benin--associated brass, which resists corrosion, with the permanence and continuity of kingship. Fundamental to Edo belief, as well, was the veneration of ancestors, whose spirits were thought to protect the living. Cast commemorative heads of deceased kings were displayed on altars at numerous shrines in the royal palace.

For more information, visit the official wensite of tourism in Benin:

http://www.benintourisme.com/en/interne.php?idrub=10&id=50

Answer 4

known as ado