Kingdom of Benin Full History

The full animated film explores the great ancient Kingdom of Benin and its subsequent pillaging by British forces of the Benin Bronzes. The Benin Kingdom otherwise known as the Edo Kingdom is separate from Dahomey (what is considered present-day Benin). The Benin Kingdom was in what is now known as the present-day Edo state in Nigeria.

The film was created for Digital Benin & Markk Hamburg Museum in Germany. Featuring prominent characters like King Jaja of Opobo, Ovonramwen N'Ogbaisi, Chief Nana of Itsekiri, James Phillips, Henry Gallwey, Ralph Moore and many more.

[knowwarreesebeeharppee]

Nigeria has such a rich history...the painful part is that we refuse to teach our children our history, language and customs...
In present Dy Benin city .. only a few know their history or speak their language especially among the youths

[weskerwillie]

Man you started my African history quest 3 years ago and I've learnt SO MUCH! And now I'm back to you again. Thank you for starting this journey. I can never look at Africans the same way again

[AbuBright-pbqy]

Perfect piece of history.. I am partly from Benin, and I was born and still live in that great historical city...

[mauricemilesmartinez]

I am author of the books: The Great Wall of Africa: The Empire of Benin’s 10, 000 Mile Long Wall, The Real Wakandas of Africa and The Real Vibranium of Africa (by Maurice Miles Martinez). Most people are unaware that African people built a wall before transatlantic slavery in the Benin empire that is one of the most massive structures in the world. At 10, 000 miles long, the Great Wall of Africa contains more material than all of the buildings in New York City’s Manhattan. If cut into 1 meter high blocks, it would wrap around the equator more than 65 times! It is arguably the planet’s greatest man-made structure. Yet, it has been ignored by historians. In my book The Great Wall of Africa: The Empire of Benin’s 10, 000 Mile Long Wall, I explore the dimensions of the wall, the history of the Benin Empire’s Kings (Obas) and the stolen Benin Bronzes. These treasures that sit in the world’s museums amount to more than $14 Billion. Most people who read this book are left wondering why they never heard about the Great Wall of Africa in their history classes. The world needs more videos on this topic.

Maurice Miles Martinez

[Chrome_x]

Awesome video but you missed a few things.

The battle took 10 days before the british forces reached Benin.

The around 2000 troops and thousands of african porters were seperated into 3 colums and they attacked in 3 waves the first two being pushed back by the Benin soilders.

It was the final colum made up of native african soilders from the Niger coast Protectorate forces that finally broke through and practically won the war.

While the offical British records say only 8 soilders died they also don't talk of how over 300 porters they practically brought into battle and used as shields died too.

People always glaze over the Battle of benin like it was simply a massacare but it was a full blown battle and seige that the people fought well for.

Unfortunately we'll never know the true accounts because the victors have written the story and expunged native records and retelling from the echoes of history.

[jerrygreene]

Thank you so much for posting this. African History is difficult to find. Please, continue this important work

[Nancy_ChannelYT]

The story made me cry😭 I'm proud of being a Benin girl ♥️♥️

[christophermeloni]

The oba never surrendered....e was betrayed by one of his chief named obaseki

[Polarprincesspod]

your editing and way of story telling is sooo easy to consume ❤

[WORKOFBINUS]

Nice. This deserves more views. I'm sharing it wherever I can

[elo-oghenetobi]

my mother is from Benin. I don't hear much about our culture so I wanted to watch videos like this to hear about the history. This was very informative. I'm glad I know more.

[thoumotherdearest]

This a bop. So wish you had a bigger platform. This is without a doubt the most engaging history video I’ve ever watched let alone for a channel under 1 million subs. It’s honestly crazy. You should try and collaborate with someone like the armchair historian on one of his many “___ from African perspective” videos.

[QueenBee-sort]

I thoroughly enjoyed this from start to finish. I have added this video as part of African history for my students.

[justedo]

The king didn't just surrender, he was betrayed by one of his chiefs

[thedreamlife]

This video brings tears to my eyes....

Oba ghato kpere !
Ise !!

[eliaslarrea]

I would love another video like this, focusing more on the story of Benin before their contact with the British and their relationship with their neighbors.

[PhemOh]

Well narrated! I can magine the amount of effort in this beatiful project. Well done!

[HafeezAbiola]

Fantastic telling of history, so sad what happened to our ancestors. The actions of centuries past still haunts us today

[ivanbarbosa]

love the music. Thank you. This needs to be shared. I was born in europe to west african parents. I was told the portuguese went and discovered, Europe built, blabla. This needs to be shared to show that before europeans arrival, Africa was at the same stage of development or better than europe. We need to tell our history from our perspective.

[joye]

Great Benin Empire ❤❤❤🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

1974 Guinness Book of World Records recognized the wall, parts of which are still standing till date.