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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by doe: 9:49pm On Mar 18, 2016
scholes0:
This picture is not that of Benin City, but the walls of Sungbo Eredo, an ancient Yoruba civilization in Ogun state.....take note.


Sungbo Eredo use to be part of the benin empire.

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Nobody: 9:50pm On Mar 18, 2016
Irore:


The world is going Godly and any city,town or people that is not in tune will simply cease to exist like Canaan, to be taken over by God's chosen people. Hello....

So much cluelessness in one post..so in going Godly, people suddenly forget their history. Mr man, the bible you read, what is it most composed of? I guess fairy tales about people and places that never existed. Msscheww..oversabi christians.

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Nobody: 9:52pm On Mar 18, 2016
scholes0:
This picture is not that of Benin City, but the walls of Sungbo Eredo, an ancient Yoruba civilization in Ogun state.....take note.


Try and imagine the extent the Benin empire stretched. I guess you are using todays Benin to gauge your view of that large and mighty Ancient Kingdom..It stretched all the way to present day Ogun state so that wall is part of the Ancient Benin Kingdom.

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by scholes0(m): 9:53pm On Mar 18, 2016
doe:


Sungbo Eredo use to be part of the benin empire.

lol, I JUST DEY LOOK YOU ONE EYE ....

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by codemaniacs: 9:55pm On Mar 18, 2016
doe:


Sungbo Eredo use to be part of the benin empire.

It was never part of the benin empire. Ogun has always been yoruba territory but the yorubas and binis used eko (lagos) as a trade, farming and shipment center.

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by codemaniacs: 9:58pm On Mar 18, 2016
MrLouisVanGaal:


Try and imagine the extent the Benin empire stretched. I guess you are using todays Benin to gauge your view of that large and mighty Ancient Kingdom..It stretched all the way to present day Ogun state so that wall is part of the Ancient Benin Kingdom.

It never stretched to ogun or any other part of yoruba territory.

The two tribes worked with each other so there is high possibility of using the same architecture and methods to build.

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Nobody: 10:01pm On Mar 18, 2016
Well planned, peaceful and crime free.
All of these before the arrival of christianity and islam.

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by codemaniacs: 10:03pm On Mar 18, 2016
Obiagelli:
Well planned, peaceful and crime free.
All of these before the arrival of christianity and islam.
Yes, but by 1897 there was already christianity and islam.

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by tbaba1234: 10:09pm On Mar 18, 2016
Obiagelli:
Well planned, peaceful and crime free.

All of these before the arrival of christianity and islam.

By the late 1700s, there was already Islam in Edo.
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by kloser(m): 10:10pm On Mar 18, 2016
pyyxxaro:
Amala people

Make una come see o tongue
Google the word supo,fits you perfect
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by proxillin(m): 10:10pm On Mar 18, 2016
Abagworo:


I don't know what "Sungbo Eredo" means but Oredo is Bini.

Its in Abeokuta discovered by archeologist 5 Years ago.

Try harder

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by proxillin(m): 10:12pm On Mar 18, 2016
codemaniacs:


It was never part of the benin empire. Ogun has always been yoruba territory but the yorubas and binis used eko (lagos) as a trade, farming and shipment center.

Nobody knew about it until few years ago.

Benin can't claim it now.

Thanks

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Nobody: 10:15pm On Mar 18, 2016
tbaba1234:


By the late 1700s, there was already Islam in Edo.
Must have contribited to the fall of the city, the article mentioned internal strife from foreign influence

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by pyyxxaro: 10:22pm On Mar 18, 2016
kloser:
Google the word supo,fits you perfect

I know one Foooolish Amala must quote me

Sai Amala

Sai Ewedu

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by liohan: 10:25pm On Mar 18, 2016
truthspeaks:
Not jst Benin city, Do we even value our country's history as a whole? I wonder if history of nig is still being taught in skuls not to talk of d preservation of certain artefacts. Countries find inspiration n hope in their history n I pray nig is nt any difft
I'm trying to do that in one literature thread
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by tbaba1234: 10:29pm On Mar 18, 2016
Obiagelli:

Must have contribited to the fall of the city, the article mentioned internal strife from foreign influence

That is an assumption. There is no evidence that that was a factor. They had contact with several foreign countries and empires.

In 1897, the british attacked it with their heavy arsenal, destroyed it and stole all of their wealth.

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Uniben4sure: 10:32pm On Mar 18, 2016
And now the worst part is that some of the Bini people can't even speak their native language. Even my beloved babe can't! They had a very rich culture, yet lost everything in one swoop.
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by vislabraye(m): 10:37pm On Mar 18, 2016
We have a rich culture.
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by VirginFinder: 10:44pm On Mar 18, 2016
5starmilitant:
The ancient benin Kingdom is the number one, I hope the oduduwa descendants sees this and know their level.

You are a dullard!
Oba Ehengbuda died in battle in a bid to annex Owo. Since then, Obas stopped going to war.
If Benin could not annex Owo, how can you rank it above ancient Ife, Ibadan, Oyo etc
Yorubas have always lived in big, planned towns.

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by VirginFinder: 10:52pm On Mar 18, 2016
Ancient Bini people saw Yorubas as big brothers to be proud of.
It's the modern ones that are trying to rub shoulders unnecessarily.
What a shame!

There are Yoruba traces (dressing/language/religion) in core Benin.
But you can't find any trace of Benin in core Yorubaland.

Also, many Binis can relate to Yoruba language.

However, the larger majority of Yorubas dont even know what the Bini dialect sounds like.

Come on!!

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Brightology2(m): 10:55pm On Mar 18, 2016
Oga stop spewing trash here,you know nothing about the great city of benin.
nnanyereugo:
Lol...d kind juju wit witches wey dey dat town no go let any nu development enta dat town. Dat town na d abode of d gods n witches. so farabale
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by erusen: 10:55pm On Mar 18, 2016
Obiagelli:
Well planned, peaceful and crime free.

All of these before the arrival of christianity and islam.
but it was the British that destroy Benin because of trade conflict back in 1897,please read your history well

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by erusen: 10:58pm On Mar 18, 2016
tbaba1234:


By the late 1700s, there was already Islam in Edo.
really whf am a Bini,I don't think I ever heard about Islam in our history in 1700,it was only christainiy back then in 1500s when we first contacted the poturgese
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by macaranta(m): 10:59pm On Mar 18, 2016
Nice story.
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Nobody: 11:01pm On Mar 18, 2016
seunlayi:
Where is oshiomole?
the idiat is swalowing more Viagra to fouk his daughter

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by tbaba1234: 11:02pm On Mar 18, 2016
erusen:
really whf am a Bini,I don't think I ever heard about Islam in our history in 1700,it was only christainiy back then in 1500s when we first contacted the poturgese

I am from Edo too and i am muslim. The Benin kingdom extended past what we know as benin today.

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Nobody: 11:02pm On Mar 18, 2016
erusen:
but it was the British that destroy Benin because of trade conflict back in 1897,please read your history well
Where is the peace today that they are all xtians and muslims

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by usibengate(m): 11:04pm On Mar 18, 2016
Edo is really great

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Ephixpumpin: 11:04pm On Mar 18, 2016
Lovely piece. History still remains.
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by erusen: 11:06pm On Mar 18, 2016
VirginFinder:
Ancient Bini people saw Yorubas as big brothers to be proud of.
It's the modern ones that are trying to rub shoulders unnecessarily.
What a shame!

There are Yoruba traces (dressing/language/religion) in core Benin.
But you can't find any trace of Benin in core Yorubaland.

Also, many Binis can relate to Yoruba language.

However, the larger majority of Yorubas dont even know what the Bini dialect sounds like.

Come on!!
whf are u saying do u know the bini tribe dates back way longer than the Yoruba's and who the hell told you they can relate to youruba,abeg wherever you are take the next bus to Edo state,the closest language related to edo language are esan language the difference is "e" for the binis and "I"for the esans,what the Bleep are even saying about dressing,really you a clown,bini dressing is like that of Igbo or let's urhobo,the religion aspect nor just go there at all,the binis get original juju

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by IkpuMmadu: 11:08pm On Mar 18, 2016
Did I hear you say mighty and medieval... Too much names is what kills a dog


Is it the mud houses in Benin
Is it the prostitutions ring and cartel
Is it giving us armed robbery.. Annenih and oisunbor
Is it bad government
Is it witchcraft
Is it fetish mentality till date

Is it exiled King
Us it defeated state by biafrans


What is mighty about them

Laor tota

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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by IkpuMmadu: 11:09pm On Mar 18, 2016
VirginFinder:
Ancient Bini people saw Yorubas as big brothers to be proud of.
It's the modern ones that are trying to rub shoulders unnecessarily.
What a shame!

There are Yoruba traces (dressing/language/religion) in core Benin.
But you can't find any trace of Benin in core Yorubaland.

Also, many Binis can relate to Yoruba language.

However, the larger majority of Yorubas dont even know what the Bini dialect sounds like.

Come on!!

Oh not again ....this attaché things ain't working again

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