Weapons used in the Benin Empire. A Thread.

@Aimuawonsa_ Two things can be true at once. The same British recorded Dahomeys tributary relationship. Dahomey only gained sovereignty when Oyo fell to the Fulani. The Oyo that “begged” was a rump state and not even the power in the region.

RT @KaiCenat: Life complete

@rasDemi Drips immaculate

RT @nkulw: Man this guy is famous cause he murdered someone for being mentally ill in public, this country deserves to burn

@obi_nnewi @stillnotziora Ikr who gives af?

RT @kosithecreator: sketch vs. final

RT @IrishPatri0t: America 2 weeks with no DEI:

@alchemicatrophy @zovbets @Lamar4six This is about hypocrisy not judging someone

@EDOCENTRIC_2 Thanks

RT @EDOCENTRIC_2: SYMBOLS All gods ranging from the Supreme God to Sub Gods, Deities in Edo land all have distinct symbols that represent…

RT @SonofNiani: Edo state, Nigeria - Carrefour, Haiti

RT @echomaniaac:

@CFCParkArua @jasonterry2024 Well damn ah well we’ll get there

@CalebsLeke No the first one is Edo the second one is a British one from the invasion

@CFCParkArua @jasonterry2024 Nigeria has a better gdp per capita then Congo and has more than double its population

@Ethel57876997 @Peppino313 As in the illustration

@Peppino313 No I found it on Pinterest, though it’s not historically accurate

@desmond9805 @SaintBlick Yup going into the forest from the coast was a death sentence for most Europeans. That’s why coastal forts were popular, even Ughoton was quite inland so the mortality rate was high. I bet that guy died from dehydration through diarrhoea from drinking that palm wine.