Kingdom of Benin Archives - African Research Consult https://african-research.com/tag/kingdom-of-benin/ Your #1 Educational center Fri, 22 Oct 2021 18:31:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://i0.wp.com/african-research.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-AREC.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Kingdom of Benin Archives - African Research Consult https://african-research.com/tag/kingdom-of-benin/ 32 32 194781668 The Legend of Iyoba Idia – ( 1484 – 1540) Popularly Know as “Idia ne Iye Esigie” of The Ancient kingdom of Benin https://african-research.com/research/biography/the-legend-of-iyoba-idia-1484-1540-popularly-know-as-idia-ne-iye-esigie-of-the-ancient-kingdom-of-benin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-legend-of-iyoba-idia-1484-1540-popularly-know-as-idia-ne-iye-esigie-of-the-ancient-kingdom-of-benin https://african-research.com/research/biography/the-legend-of-iyoba-idia-1484-1540-popularly-know-as-idia-ne-iye-esigie-of-the-ancient-kingdom-of-benin/#respond Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:24:03 +0000 http://african-research.com/?p=1857 Iyoba Idia popularly known as “Idia ne Iye Esigie” was a renowned warrior-queen, skilled administrator, powerful priestess and the first Iyoba (Queen Mother) of the ancient Kingdom of Bini (Benin) in present-day Nigeria. Iyoba Idia’s visage is the most widely known face of an African royal woman after the Egyptian Queen, Ahmose-Nefertari or Nefertiti. Her [...]

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