Benin Empire

Summary

Benin Empire is a historical country^[1]. It draws 848 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #178 of 1,549).^[2]

Key Facts

• A notable work attributed to Benin Empire is Benin Bronzes^[3].
• Benin Empire is in the country of Nigeria^[4].
• Benin Empire's image is recorded as Benin kingdom Louvre A97-4-1.jpg^[5].
• Benin Empire's image is recorded as Benin bronze Louvre A97-14-1.jpg^[6].
• Benin Empire's continent is recorded as Africa^[7].
• Benin Empire's instance of is recorded as historical country^[8].
• Benin Empire's instance of is recorded as traditional state in Nigeria^[9].
• Benin Empire's instance of is recorded as realm^[10].
• Benin Empire's instance of is recorded as polity^[11].
• Benin Empire's capital is recorded as Benin City^[12].
• Benin Empire's GND ID is recorded as 4069261-9^[13].
• Benin Empire's locator map image is recorded as Benin 1625 locator.png^[14].
• Benin Empire's Commons category is recorded as Benin Empire^[15].
• +1170-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Benin Empire^[16].
• Benin Empire was dissolved in +1897-01-01T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Benin Empire's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.31667, 'lon': 5.6}^[18].
• Benin Empire's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02wqgm^[19].
• Benin Empire's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge484444^[20].
• Benin Empire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kingdom of Benin^[21].
• Benin Empire's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0009253^[22].
• Benin Empire's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• Benin Empire's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Benin-historical-kingdom-West-Africa^[24].
• Benin Empire's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 8711681^[25].
• Benin Empire's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 1875342^[26].
• Benin Empire's language used is recorded as Yoruba^[27].

Body

Founding

+1170-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Benin Empire^[16].

Dissolution

Benin Empire was dissolved in +1897-01-01T00:00:00Z^[17].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Benin Empire include Benin Bronzes^[28], a group of sculptures^[29], in Nigeria^[30] and Bight of Benin^[31], a bay^[32], in Nigeria^[33], founded in 1807^[34].

Why It Matters

Benin Empire draws 848 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #178 of 1,549).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include Benin Bronzes^[28], a group of sculptures^[29], in Nigeria^[30] and Bight of Benin^[31], a bay^[32], in Nigeria^[33], founded in 1807^[34].