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The Portuguese first explored the coast of Benin in 1472 but did not begin trading there until 1553. During the 17th century the Dutch, English, French, and other Europeans also entered the trade. The principal export before the mid-19th century was always slaves.
When the Portuguese arrived in Benin, Nigeria, in the 15th century, they quickly started trading brass and copper for pepper, cloth, ivory, and slaves. In the 1490s a Portuguese trader wrote that at Benin copper bracelets were more highly prized than brass ones. [1]
27 Οκτ 2021 · On the bustling streets of Nigeria's Benin City, residents cannot wait to get their Bronzes back - for them their return symbolises reparations for some of the wrongs committed by British...
9 Οκτ 2024 · Benin, one of the principal historic kingdoms of the western African forest region (fl. 13th–19th century). Tradition asserts that the Edo people became dissatisfied with the rule of a dynasty of semimythical kings, the ogisos, and in the 13th century they invited Prince Oranmiyan of Ife to rule
28 Ιουλ 2023 · Some key dates in Benin's history: 1300-1896 - Oyo Empire: a Yoruba empire that stretches from western Nigeria to eastern Benin, where it clashes with Dahomey. One of West Africa's most...
24 Ιουλ 2023 · Benin's president accuses Niger of treating his country like an "enemy", as tensions escalate. The African music star mulls her 40-year career, which is to be celebrated at the Royal Albert...
23 Νοε 2024 · Benin - Precolonial, Colonial, Independence: As a political unit, Benin was created by the French colonial conquest at the end of the 19th century. In the precolonial period, the territory comprised a multiplicity of independent states, differing in language and culture.
