Nobody go say him mama soup nor sweet. Stop spreading false news my brother nor forget say Egypt dey ooh 😂😂😂😂😂, i dey always laugh because many BENIN people nor know say BENIN was an empire not a kingdom Oga go do ur research
The very same people who blessed the slave ships are the same ones who possess our artwork. They even tell us about our history. Black people, research your history please. All these rappers out here flossing. This is what they should be investing in for the future generations.
GodBox 007 yeah with the internet hip hop has our people's attention but are not teaching them anything it's up to those of us that know to share this information back we could not record our history but now we even need to write it
Alex Brivght, cut Jenny some slacks bro. The fact that she has narrowed down her DNA map to West Africa and to a name is as rooted as it can get and that is something huge for someone who had little or no connections to her root. @Jennifer Filer, I'm happy for you to have boldly rediscovered your past. There are two Benin in West Africa, one is in present day Nigeria, while the other is Benin republic, formerly Dahomey. If there are any consolation, we are all closely related and coexisted very closely before the Europeans divided us like Apple Pie in their infamous 1884/5 Berlin conference. Both Benin's were and are still great peoples, so welcome home sis.
Why haven't these art and cultural works been returned to us, the rightful owners? Why haven't we demanded their return....just goes to show...show me 1 British cultural artefact or works of art currently in the possession of a Nigerian museum......the British/English are people's who go to great lengths to preserve their own cultural heritage, yet they go to extreme lengths to ensure they strip others of their cultural and historical artefacts...
All African countries should buy these sculptures, and arts to place them in their museums. If anything happens to one museum, the other museums will still have them that can be remolded, for preservations reasons
@@rose-blossoms Kwa language is a branch of the Niger-Congo family of African language it includes Yoruba and Ibo of south Nigeria; Ewe of Ghana, Togo and Benin; Akan of Ivory Coast and Ghana; Gã of Accra city; and Bini or Benin of Nigeria.
Why is this so whitewashed and European focused? This should be focused on the people of Benin and their art but for some reason there's a focus and preoccupation with what Europeans thought of the art and how they were impacted by it. Very disappointing.
Here's your answer The way of our way is Courage. It is very easy to "Take something by fraud". Our GOD will redeem the just.Their plot and Time here/is only but a vapor.Keep on with Benin in Mind for this euro kingdom of sick ness is about over
I hate that there is so much division ethnically. Think about the artistic and cultural wealth and innovation a unified Nigeria is capable of and was? Nok is the predecessor of the Igbo, Yoruba and Bini. When will we as people look and embrace our differences and talent rather than battling them against each other
Ife Dolapo Shut up with ur revisionist history u liar Benin Empire has always been & will always be superior to any Empire the Yoruba's have to offer as the Benin Empire single handedly put West Africa History on the world map. If truly we learnt art work from d yoruba's which we didn't how come Benin Empire has the most art work of any African Empire littered around d world!
joe benson I don't argue with morons who can't successfully state their points without resorting to insults...your comment reeks of ignorance and arrogance and not to mention stupidity, and like I said, I don't trade words with self glorified nitwits.These are historical facts whether you like them or not. Pick up a history book and read, EDUCATE yourself, you won't die!! But I am sure this would be difficult for you to do, as you would prefer to wallow in your ignorance, cos just as they say, "ignorance is bliss" . However a reference in this video will help you expose your stupidity to the world. 47:50 mins to 48:30 mins of this video explains the history of Benin bronze casting and its relationship with Ile-ife. If you are not satisfied(which I am sure you won't be, because people like you prefer to live in denial and arrogance. For someone who manufactures wild preposterous claims like how Benin single handedly put west African history on world map at will, theres no lie you cannot invent 😂😂), I can refer you to other credible sources.
My DNA Especially my African is a stretch from North Africa Morocco, mix of west African Ivory Coast Ghana,, Benin Togo, Mali, Nigeria, Cameroon Congo, Southern Bantu , to Ethiopia..
MYTHS and WEAVE is the literary and artistic movement in circa 9th century Yoruba monarchical country when every myth and weave was thought to be the divine will of Olorun/Olodumare (Amuwa Olorun/Olodumare). HOW DID IT START? It started when the heads of the people (full of mints of ideas) were merry with myths and artistic works, when there was an artist in every household, when the literary arts could not be taken for triviality; the society began to find happiness and meaning of life in their mythological tales and artworks. This happiness and meaningful life led to the soft-pedaling movement known as MYTHS and WEAVE. It has since become a tradition, segueing from oral recording and experience to the present age of pen and paper, according to Tai Bola, 1898-1989, a folk philosopher and keeper of traditions. (That the artworks in Yoruba monarchical country is antecedent to the 9th century literary and artistic movement cannot be discountenanced).
They dicovered it in ife BT nw is in the British museum!!! We HV to get a visa you DNT give easily to go see our own CULTURE!!!! You folks stole from Africa.
Who was oduduwa? And were his he from?. What you most know Yoruba is a language and not a tribe, what we know are the ogbas, ijebu, oyo, aworis etc. The language Yoruba(yariba) was forced on the people by the slaves master, the word yariba means slaves which the fulani invaders name them. While will the oni of ife has to sacrifice seven black cows before embarking to Benin for traditional matters? Was it the Yoruba who thought the aworis how to speak Benin language? When did the name Yoruba came into existence?. I will be waiting for your comply
@@paulphilip257 U R FROM ILE IBINU FORMER IGODOMIGODO, ANYWAY, I CAN ONLY TALK WITH UR OBA ONLY BCUZ THAT MAN IS A YORUBA MAN, ANY OTHER ONE IS NOT QUALIFY TO TALK WITH A YORUBA PERSON
@@ogboye777 hope you know the meaning of Yoruba (yariba) which means slaves, even ordinary edo man, is more royalty than your oni of ile ife. Go sick knowledge of Benin kingdom from your grandparents. Also ask them who sold who. Be guarded
Igbo Ukwu bronze is second to none. The most fantastic ever discovered. It,s funny to read comments that mentioned Ife, Benin and Igbo Ukwu. Recent archeological discovery in ancient Calabar shows that Bronze casting in Nigeria started in Calabar.The Calabar Terracotta reintroduced new diamond class art.Art scholars has said little or nothing about Calabar Bronze and Terracotta Art.I have some unique 900ad pieces in my collection to prove that there was missing link been Nok and 1000 year Nigerian art The radiocarbon dating of coal recovered with Calabar Terracotta dated 1500 and 2000 years.visit my Instagram page ucheartgallery to see some of the sample .
They stole them. You see, these sculptures were not created for the sake of art, they were used to tell tales of specific periods of time since video cameras weren't in existence. What they marvel at is our history but they don't get that because they stole them.
According to history recorded, ODUDUWA father of the Yoruba birth only one child, his name is OKANBI who then give birth to 6 children if I'm right, ORANMIYAN,ALAFIN,OLUKETU, I've forgotten the rest, but as they grew into maturity they journey out to establish their own kingdom, ORANMIYAN journeyed to Beni
@@paygorenewableenergy312 there are a lot of Muslims in Edo, auchi as well. You people making this superiority argument s are pathetic and just sad human beings.
The Last Ogiso owodo Banished son IKALADERHAN Found Ile ife or Ododuwa and when Edo kingdom Have Problems Edo Now Went In Search Of IKALADERHAN To Come Back But He Refused To Come Back To Edo Kingdom Because IKALADERHA Is Now Already A King In ILE IFE,And He Send His Son ORANMIYAN To EDO KINGDOM,EDO KINDDOM GIVE BIRTH TO ILE-IFE.
@@johnbullodigie9881 I love ur stupid upside down hand picked history spoonfed u by ur dindinrin historian in ile ibinu. Ile ibinu royal family r all Yorubas, but d rest of ile ibinu, a.k.a (Benin) r igodomigodo people.
Benin empire is the first the of benin exterblish the kingship in ife it is the son of ogiso who went to be king in ife he name that place Ilefe which was later change to ile efe he is the son of the king of benin is name was ekaladeran which he later change his to oduwa which mean road of prosperity in benin which later was coropt to oduduwa he was from benin empire
Ekaladeran son of ogiso Oba king then went to become king in Ile de and that name corrupted to ODUDUA. Really ! Assuming the truth, therefore who was Humm sorry that yu Beninni unable to laid down properly your history. If yu said ekaledaran who was corrupted to ODUDUA therefore who was Odubua corrupted to ODUDUA ? As yu can see too much similarity between both names compares to Ekadeleran........ use common sense .
Joseph Osas share this on all social media don't just watch and be satisfied we need to be proactive in our progress we need to bring Africa out of the darkness so the world can see how primitive we are..since they believe that
That to let you know Benin is the real king to all African Kingdom. Benin has place where is made and the production goes on every day because we were born with it and is located at the Palace area called IGUN
Hello MrSivram28. I like to assume that you are from Benin or at least from Edo State. Your comment shows that you think even the bronze heads excavated from the sacred city of Ife are Benin bronzes. ... I smell narcissism. But I will advice you to be a really Benin-centric person by stop disowning the Benin oral tradition which told the Benin people that they had learnt the art and craft of metal casting from the Yoruba people of the sacred city of Ife to which the kings of Benin pay homage.
These is how the early Yoruba scholars joined the Europeans to destroy our history due to jealous. The Yoruba have no history to tell rather they alway to claim our enviable heritage.
Osahon Igbinenikaro Which Yoruba Scholar destroyed your history? Are we that superior to you to have colluded with others to conquer you and your history? You better stop being a cry baby and abandon your victim mentality and move your life forward. If anybody will be jealous of the Edos, how can it ever be the Yorubas? How? We don't have any record in our history that an Edo man ruled Ile-Ife (you may have that lie in your history, but we don't); on the other hand, it is boldly written in your history that an Ile-Ife man was the first Oba of Benin. Now you see who's really jealous. Thanks
Why are you trying to fool your self.. the people that conquered Benin kingdom back then ask your people and they told them where they get the knowledge from.. because they are not disclaimer like you.... even the people who stole every actifact are not fools.. they knew what they stole from every part of Africa... because for them it's a victory over us.. so please stop fooling your self the different is Claire.. yoruba art Are different from Edos.. Bronze Even the terracotta
The British paid attention only to big empires and kingdoms in Africa. They never paid attention to priest-kings like NRI who's kingdoms are older than the ife and Benin. Nri is 7th century AD older than Benin and ife
There's truth to that, the Niri is older, but of a little relevance. Ile Ife and the Binis were still coming down the Nile basing including the Niri which settled that present-day location as well as Ife, these are little communities, the larger community settled in Igodomigodo (present-day Benin city) that became relevant to the world. Check out the old "UPPER GUINEA" map, Ile Ife is nowhere to be seen.
edo man we need them back, we need bring Africa out of the darkness figuratively and literally. Share this on all social platforms we will need all African on board they viewed our continent as museum they want it to remain poor so they can compare their greatness and a resort for when they tired of living their great western lifestyle to go to.
Larry Boone lol they grew legs and walk there. Don't be surprised after all Christopher Columbus discovered America even though the idians were already there
How would white think that the head would have been there earlier civilization of the Greeks who did he not see that the map og Africa is also on ears of real black people aswell as their foreheads. has the Greek this kind of head or face what about the stucture
That was the biggest identity theft ever. The invassion of Africans by the colonial masters was an abomination on African soil. They better start returning all the artifacts they stole and pay reparations too.
The Yoruba people has no problem living together. But the real problem is that the EDO has pride and for centuries they believed they are more unique than any other tribes and they always look down on Yoruba people which is very wrong. While we the Yorubas has always seen them as family
All the Yorubas scripture are fake, is only an attempt to make them compete with bini's art work. All these is an attempt to continue distorting bini's history to favour the Yorubas because all the evidence are there in bini' until today but no evidence in ile ifa that they actually did those art work.
@@paulphilip257 it's the Benin people who always bring up a fictional character called Oduduwa in every conversation ...If your Benin empire was so great , your ancestors would have conquered others and imposed your language on them but .....lol
@@paulphilip257 maybe the slave master did that in Edo , however Oyo conquered and spread it's language and culture which is what any sensible empire does..
It's very funny that Benin always struggles to present themselves as superior to yoruba. Yoruba can never be found to ever engage with a superiority contest with anybody. We're contented with what and how God makes us. Benin always engages in every way to put down Ife. God has saddle them with those whom they've suppressed for long, the Esan people are now challenging them with Oba of Benin.
Yoruba are here saying trach. You called Benin small ethnic group yet the Benin conquered from ondo, akure to ekiti. And they were all Benin territory. You guys should be ashamed of weakly ancestors. Oromiyan conquer Benin as you said but later go back and call Benin ile ibinu. Which means people with vexation, just like a dog who escape lions. And later say dose lions are full of anger. Stop dragging us we are not yoruba.
Who told you Oromiyan conquer Benin? How? When? Oromiyan was sent for and it took a while before Oduduwa release him to the Benin due to lack of trust, because he never wanted what happened to him to happen to Oromiyan as well.
Lmao 😂 😂 it's a bini person that put this video together and see your anger. It's your people who said oromiyan called them ile ubinu it's still your people who said oranmiyan came with an army had some success then was later frustrated left a son eweka whose great grandsons eventually make headway. You never conquered ondo to ekiti and even if that is true that does not change the fact of what people mean you're small in terms of population even if that's unnecessary. Conquest if a place means the place becomes yours but this were independent kingdoms who had a great relationship with the kingdom of their brother, at times they were tensions and battles and wins and losses on either side. Stop being angry, insecure and flatter yourself
Which yorubas talking like how. You guys are so obsessed. You see a video prepared by your own person, you see an European narrating but yoruba is your issue. What a dolt. If the europeans didn't burn anything down it would have preserved more of the link between ife and benin and the truth that it's ife whi founded benin would be more established. Stop having inferiority complex and projecting that hate
Note that some part of present day Benin (the country) has historical link with the Yoruba people of Nigeria. In fact, some speak a Yoruba dialect called "Anago".
The sculptures vividprima facies of my prior posting. Ancient Egyptians polirait there true face , flatbniise, round face, big lips. Could you tell me why all sculptures had long face, noise like some Arabs and Europeans ? Even all black in Europe included royal family had big noise. Hope all Yourouba have that noise today in Nigeria. So go back to your history and connect the dot.
Have you ever seen any Hebrew of tribes mark on their faces ? No Eveo had that from Ancients till modern that scarification on faces and body. Stop it .
Essi Renhier Yorubaland Is in the slave coast and we were sold by the fons of dahomey who are also eʋe (tribe of da). You just asked me who oduduwa was so I know you are unlearned for sure. My people practice hebrew customs to this day, I will leave these links th-cam.com/video/std4kgz3mC4/w-d-xo.html www.amazon.com/Bible-Black-Mans-History-book/dp/0951591894
Oluwadunsin Eve = Ewe Yorouba participated greatly to slavery and this well crafted by British after they sought victory over Yorouba and Muslem. British forbidden Sultan any activities but granted permission to caliph to vacate freely therefore the biginning of Arabs holy world in Africa on Senegal , Mali Guine , etc So Yorouba & Arabs started slavery in Africa before Dahomey. I don’t know if yu among those holders of corrupted PHD. You should Know that the first harbour of slavery started at Gbadagry (Badagri). ODUDUA, to give you hint, the crown of ODUDUA was the same as Arabs symbols of Eagle. Plse see Yehu vidéo on TH-cam about origine of Yorouba peoples. Bye .
Poor narrative Yoruba stop distorting the true history of the Bini’s. Yoruba Ile Ife was form by Ikaladerhan the descendant of the Ogiso dynasty who’s son Oromiyan Was later sent back to Benin to rule as king when there was problem in the kingdom.
@@donisede8563 eventhough I don't believe in that statement , i will say that you are partially right as Benin is just a clan belonging to a bigger empire...Yoruba nah Una father .
Kappa Doli No, it didn’t black Africans and Afro-Americans love to say stupid stuff like this solely because they’re brainwashed by their colonizers(Europeans)and proselytizers(Europeans and Arabs) to esteem Egypt, Israel, and Arabia.
@Jay Jay I don’t believe almost every African tribe migrated out of Egypt. There is NO real verifiable evidence for this. Most African tribes do NOT speak Afro-Asiatic Semitic languages. The only black African people that speak Semitic languages are several Ethiopian ethnic groups. The Hausa of Nigeria and Niger speak an Afro-Asiatic language, but it’s not Semitic, but Chadic. There are some ethnic groups in Cameroon that also speak Afro-Asiatic Chadic languages. The Hausa have proven genetic links to people in Chad and Sudan, and I can imagine the same for the other Afro-Asiatic Chadic speaking people of Cameroon, but most other West African, Central African, and Southern African groups don’t. The Ancient Egyptians themselves have more than one origin, but principally Central Western Saharan and Nile Valley origins, but also links to people in the Middle East (Southwest Asia).
@Jay Jay I don’t believe it. It was difficult to understand what you wrote in your second comment also, because of your grammar, and lack of punctuation. They are only attaching themselves to Egypt out of an inferiority complex imposed upon them by colonialists. The Ancient Egyptians were not black. They had black admixture, but they were not fully black. Similar to most modern and ancient people in Northeast Africa, they were either brown caucasians or a mixture between brown caucasians and blacks. Some scholars classify them as them as being apart of a category called the Mediterranean race, which includes people of Southern Europe, North Africa, Northern Sudan, the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti) , the Middle East (West Asia), and South Asia(India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal). That is quite believable, with the closest links to the Berbers of North Africa, other Northeast African peoples of the Nile Valley, and the Horn of Africa(Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, and Eritrea). In some cases, there may be some distant links between Ancient Egyptians, and other Sub-Saharan African peoples, or as some Ancient Egyptians share origins in the central western Sahara, there are West Africans who also share these mutual origins, but it is NOTHING overwhelming as in the case similar the way a large proportion of white Americans, white Canadians, or white Australians who share British origins. Most Africans don’t even speak languages apart of the Afro-Asiatic language family. That language family is primarily in North Africa, the Horn of Africa, with some Chadic branches in Northern Nigeria, and parts of Cameroon. The Ancient Egyptians spoke a Semitic language, which is apart of the Afro-Asiatic language family. Edo which you were speaking about is not a Semitic language.
If 21 centrury, Peopless of Benin, Nigeria still live in most area far from towns live in chaos with cattle, dirtiness everywhere, dust, waisted systems opened or clog etc but peoples dress especially women clean with big scarf on head, how can whitemen believed that they created those artifacts in île ife, Nigeria, Benin, Mali etc Oba Benin sold slavery, peppers, ivory to Portuguese to gain bronzes and produced artifacts we're seen now . Really ! I have to dig further. . .Truly Êʋêo are different from Oba Benin peoples. Nothing in common at all. They stayed truthfully to their histories because Êʋêo said when they arrived at Tado, Benin, they didn't stay longer therefore moved to their original place NOE STRI which means today NOTSE in Togoland.. The stories of Oba Benin peoples are compelling but sad also. How could yu troc human being, pepper, ivory, to obtain bronzes and others accessories not even technologies from Portugal since 1600 -1900. ? Same as Akan-Ashanti. Oh what a peoples & continent ! .British did wrong. Uninvited guess, stolen, killed and burned down Oba Benin kingdoms. They were just primitive like those Oba Benin peoples. Hope African learn cue from history but apparently not now.
Essi Renhier you are totally wrong with your myopic view, the raw materials for bronze casting was never from Portuguese but from northern part of Edo state. All what you said are wrong, go to benin to see how the people lives instead of having a preconceived notions.
Essi Renhier It's a mark of wisdom and true humanity to learn from both sides, the colonialists and the people who got invaded. Especially if you decide to make public comments. If you are really interested, go find out all the methods of oppression used, and being used till today, by enemies of African nations.
I don't know your race. But if you are from Africa you are clueless but if you are European. Please go to your museum all European and American Asian and seen how civilised and develop African Benin's Yoruba was. The European don't take their baths till date . Ok I agree you are confused with your colour. But remember African's has all colours. African unite is our goal and pride
Yoruba is a language and not a tribe, it either you are Agbas, ijebu, Oyo, aworis or ile ife. Most people claiming Yoruba today were part of the Benin kingdom, until the British came and distort everything because the Benin fought a war with them. So decided to relegate Benin to a minority which you see today. Ondo, Ekiti, lagos were all part of Benin kingdom before the Benin massacre took place in 1897.
@@Olori-Ogun then tell me where oduduwa came from? What is the meaning of Yoruba (yariba) and what year was the people known to that name? The language you speak today is it ile ife language? Or Oyo language? Was it oduduwa who name your ancestor Yoruba (yariba)? Where was the boundary of Oyo empire before the white man? Who were the Agbas, ijebu, Oyo, aworis, ile ife people of today south west?. If you can answer this questions then all your imaginary thoughts will be solved. Remain bless
Igbo Ukwu bronze is second to none. The most fantastic ever discovered. It,s funny to read comments that mentioned Ife, Benin and Igbo Ukwu. Recent archeological discovery in ancient Calabar shows that Bronze casting in Nigeria started in Calabar.The Calabar Terracotta reintroduced new diamond class art.Art scholars has said little or nothing about Calabar Bronze and Terracotta Art.I have some unique 900ad pieces in my collection to prove that there was missing link been Nok and 1000 year Nigerian art The radiocarbon dating of coal recovered with Calabar Terracotta dated 1500 and 2000 years.visit my Instagram page ucheartgallery to see some of the sample .
Igbo Ukwu bronze is second to none. The most fantastic ever discovered. It,s funny to read comments that mentioned Ife, Benin and Igbo Ukwu. Recent archeological discovery in ancient Calabar shows that Bronze casting in Nigeria started in Calabar.The Calabar Terracotta reintroduced new diamond class art.Art scholars has said little or nothing about Calabar Bronze and Terracotta Art.I have some unique 900ad pieces in my collection to prove that there was missing link been Nok and 1000 year Nigerian art The radiocarbon dating of coal recovered with Calabar Terracotta dated 1500 and 2000 years.visit my Instagram page ucheartgallery to see some of the sample .
@@keshinro...6979 delusional grandeuir... "igbo's never wore clothe"...laughing in spanish plz go too ukpuru page on twitter and instagram nd see for yurself not some chest beating mofos....all ur fable stories abt having a milipide empire, nd still no traceble mark....empire of tiny mokenys and orangutans..
Igbo Ukwu bronze is second to none. The most fantastic ever discovered. It,s funny to read comments that mentioned Ife, Benin and Igbo Ukwu. Recent archeological discovery in ancient Calabar shows that Bronze casting in Nigeria started in Calabar.The Calabar Terracotta reintroduced new diamond class art.Art scholars has said little or nothing about Calabar Bronze and Terracotta Art.I have some unique 900ad pieces in my collection to prove that there was missing link been Nok and 1000 year Nigerian art The radiocarbon dating of coal recovered with Calabar Terracotta dated 1500 and 2000 years.visit my Instagram page ucheartgallery to see some of the sample .
Ucheart Ucheart OMG another self adulation ingested Igbo on the thread again. When will you people stop your boasting and never ending cheat beating based off lies and falsifications
the great Benin kingdom, is the first city in Africa, even in the whole world, Don't forget that we are great people.
Nobody go say him mama soup nor sweet. Stop spreading false news my brother nor forget say Egypt dey ooh 😂😂😂😂😂, i dey always laugh because many BENIN people nor know say BENIN was an empire not a kingdom Oga go do ur research
Great Benin Kingdom, Omo N' Oba N' Edo Uku Akpolokpolo gha tor Okpere, ise 👑👑👑✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽
European museums need to return this amazing and beautiful art to its rightful owners. Bunch of thieves.
The very same people who blessed the slave ships are the same ones who possess our artwork. They even tell us about our history. Black people, research your history please. All these rappers out here flossing. This is what they should be investing in for the future generations.
GodBox 007 yeah with the internet hip hop has our people's attention but are not teaching them anything it's up to those of us that know to share this information back we could not record our history but now we even need to write it
I did my dna i am from BENIN AFRICA and i am so so very proud of this
Jennifer Filer what Benin are u talking about, is it Benin kingdom or Benin Republic?
Alex Brivght, cut Jenny some slacks bro. The fact that she has narrowed down her DNA map to West Africa and to a name is as rooted as it can get and that is something huge for someone who had little or no connections to her root. @Jennifer Filer, I'm happy for you to have boldly rediscovered your past. There are two Benin in West Africa, one is in present day Nigeria, while the other is Benin republic, formerly Dahomey. If there are any consolation, we are all closely related and coexisted very closely before the Europeans divided us like Apple Pie in their infamous 1884/5 Berlin conference. Both Benin's were and are still great peoples, so welcome home sis.
Kingdom
Jennifer Filer cool. I hope you'd find time to visit the place one day too?
Oluwafemi Eseku Samson im working in that now thank you
it hurts that the europeans understand our art and culture more than us
There some of us remaining that know our history.
I’m so proud to come from such great people, with such amazing history..
Am proud to be a Yoruba,one of the power and recorgnise tribe in Africa and world God bless yorubas
@Jude Agbons with how many population's? Ogiamie is coming for that Oba then your eyes will be open
Proudly Benin girl washing from Austria
Johnson Blessing good we need go back to help build Africa and restore our race
Everything needs to be returned back to my people of Nigeria!! Its stolen.
Ha ha ha
May the blessings be
The great Benin kingdom rich with culture , warriors and history . I saw some of these artifacts in British Museum .
Long live Benin Kingdom,I am so proud of Benin kingdom.
Press the like button if u are from d almighty Benin kingdom
Why haven't these art and cultural works been returned to us, the rightful owners? Why haven't we demanded their return....just goes to show...show me 1 British cultural artefact or works of art currently in the possession of a Nigerian museum......the British/English are people's who go to great lengths to preserve their own cultural heritage, yet they go to extreme lengths to ensure they strip others of their cultural and historical artefacts...
eslaviva eslaviva
Hold on, looks like they preserved all these artifacts so why you all upset?
Proud be a mix of both the Ife kingdom and Benin kingdom
Mr JPM same here
I have most Benin in my DNA.
All African countries should buy these sculptures, and arts to place them in their museums. If anything happens to one museum, the other museums will still have them that can be remolded, for preservations reasons
the great Benin kingdom are very great
After seeing mostly more abstract styles of African Art, the realistic ones are striking in their beauty.
I'm amazed at such detail. This is beautiful work. Great video!
I am so proud of our background that I ancestors were so powerful
The history must be told for as to learn.
God bless you the historians
The Bini and Yoruba people are the same people, they even speak the same language but they express themselves differently.
We don't speak the same language. There are many similarities though.
@@rose-blossoms Kwa language is a branch of the Niger-Congo family of African language it includes Yoruba and Ibo of south Nigeria; Ewe of Ghana, Togo and Benin; Akan of Ivory Coast and Ghana; Gã of Accra city; and Bini or Benin of Nigeria.
@@Thoth_Osas yes these languages are related like French and Spanish but are clearly different .
@@rose-blossoms they are the same 💀
@@michaelanthony4949 how so?
Nigeria should lobby to get those artifacts back
They should or at the very least lobby to get a constant stream of payment for those artifacts being away from home.
They WOULD BE STOLEN.
Why is this so whitewashed and European focused? This should be focused on the people of Benin and their art but for some reason there's a focus and preoccupation with what Europeans thought of the art and how they were impacted by it. Very disappointing.
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This is highly fascinating!!!
Benin kingdom was a great kingdom feared by many kingdoms and the Portuguese
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I hate that there is so much division ethnically. Think about the artistic and cultural wealth and innovation a unified Nigeria is capable of and was? Nok is the predecessor of the Igbo, Yoruba and Bini. When will we as people look and embrace our differences and talent rather than battling them against each other
May the blessings be
Benin bronze are unique,no other bronze artistic work can be compared throughout nigeria or Africa
Before bragging, Remember Ile-Ife taught Benin the Art of Bronze making... Just a reminder.
Ife Dolapo Shut up with ur revisionist history u liar Benin Empire has always been & will always be superior to any Empire the Yoruba's have to offer as the Benin Empire single handedly put West Africa History on the world map. If truly we learnt art work from d yoruba's which we didn't how come Benin Empire has the most art work of any African Empire littered around d world!
joe benson I don't argue with morons who can't successfully state their points without resorting to insults...your comment reeks of ignorance and arrogance and not to mention stupidity, and like I said, I don't trade words with self glorified nitwits.These are historical facts whether you like them or not. Pick up a history book and read, EDUCATE yourself, you won't die!! But I am sure this would be difficult for you to do, as you would prefer to wallow in your ignorance, cos just as they say, "ignorance is bliss" . However a reference in this video will help you expose your stupidity to the world. 47:50 mins to 48:30 mins of this video explains the history of Benin bronze casting and its relationship with Ile-ife. If you are not satisfied(which I am sure you won't be, because people like you prefer to live in denial and arrogance. For someone who manufactures wild preposterous claims like how Benin single handedly put west African history on world map at will, theres no lie you cannot invent 😂😂), I can refer you to other credible sources.
You people fighting is what the white supremacists love to see...shm
Y our edo people can't speak of history without argument, our comment must different from others, wise up brothers
The great Benin kingdom..
My DNA Especially my African is a stretch from North Africa Morocco, mix of west African Ivory Coast Ghana,, Benin Togo,
Mali, Nigeria, Cameroon Congo, Southern Bantu , to Ethiopia..
MYTHS and WEAVE is the literary and artistic movement in circa 9th century Yoruba monarchical country when every myth and weave was thought to be the divine will of Olorun/Olodumare (Amuwa Olorun/Olodumare).
HOW DID IT START? It started when the heads of the people (full of mints of ideas) were merry with myths and artistic works, when there was an artist in every household, when the literary arts could not be taken for triviality; the society began to find happiness and meaning of life in their mythological tales and artworks. This happiness and meaningful life led to the soft-pedaling movement known as MYTHS and WEAVE. It has since become a tradition, segueing from oral recording and experience to the present age of pen and paper, according to Tai Bola, 1898-1989, a folk philosopher and keeper of traditions. (That the artworks in Yoruba monarchical country is antecedent to the 9th century literary and artistic movement cannot be discountenanced).
They dicovered it in ife BT nw is in the British museum!!! We HV to get a visa you DNT give easily to go see our own CULTURE!!!! You folks stole from Africa.
@John Sheppard your oba's head on a stake
Yoruba don't have history without the Benin kingdom, before the present of oduduwa, the Benin already had there 39 kings before the obaship.be guarded
And the white men destroyed it completely
Idi amin
THIS IS D STORY OF D GREAT GREAT GREAT YORUBA PEOPLE...ODUDUWA A GBE WA OOO...ASE EDUMARE.
Who was oduduwa? And were his he from?. What you most know Yoruba is a language and not a tribe, what we know are the ogbas, ijebu, oyo, aworis etc. The language Yoruba(yariba) was forced on the people by the slaves master, the word yariba means slaves which the fulani invaders name them. While will the oni of ife has to sacrifice seven black cows before embarking to Benin for traditional matters? Was it the Yoruba who thought the aworis how to speak Benin language? When did the name Yoruba came into existence?. I will be waiting for your comply
@@paulphilip257 U R FROM ILE IBINU FORMER IGODOMIGODO, ANYWAY, I CAN ONLY TALK WITH UR OBA ONLY BCUZ THAT MAN IS A YORUBA MAN, ANY OTHER ONE IS NOT QUALIFY TO TALK WITH A YORUBA PERSON
@@ogboye777 hope you know the meaning of Yoruba (yariba) which means slaves, even ordinary edo man, is more royalty than your oni of ile ife. Go sick knowledge of Benin kingdom from your grandparents. Also ask them who sold who. Be guarded
Paul Philip god bless u bro.🙏🏿
It doesn’t matter what are called, they know what we are made of!
Igbo Ukwu bronze is second to none. The most fantastic ever discovered. It,s funny to read comments that mentioned Ife, Benin and Igbo Ukwu. Recent archeological discovery in ancient Calabar shows that Bronze casting in Nigeria started in Calabar.The Calabar Terracotta reintroduced new diamond class art.Art scholars has said little or nothing about Calabar Bronze and Terracotta Art.I have some unique 900ad pieces in my collection to prove that there was missing link been Nok and 1000 year Nigerian art The radiocarbon dating of coal recovered with Calabar Terracotta dated 1500 and 2000 years.visit my Instagram page ucheartgallery to see some of the sample .
It came here or you stole them
How about the thieves return these to Africa?
What do you mean back ward settlement
Why is any of this in a WHITE museum smh
The British were adept at stealing others works.
They stole them. You see, these sculptures were not created for the sake of art, they were used to tell tales of specific periods of time since video cameras weren't in existence. What they marvel at is our history but they don't get that because they stole them.
Maybe the place they came from should formally demand their return
Which year was ile ife invaded and for yoruba People what is the name of oranmiyan father ?
Oranmiyan father is Okanbi, Oranmiyan is the grandson of Oduduwa
According to history recorded, ODUDUWA father of the Yoruba birth only one child, his name is OKANBI who then give birth to 6 children if I'm right, ORANMIYAN,ALAFIN,OLUKETU, I've forgotten the rest, but as they grew into maturity they journey out to establish their own kingdom, ORANMIYAN journeyed to Beni
@Naija guy stop that non sense
They don't know because they were servants to the Fulani, and they dominated them hence you have Muslims amongst them. Iwo ole😂
@@paygorenewableenergy312 there are a lot of Muslims in Edo, auchi as well. You people making this superiority argument s are pathetic and just sad human beings.
First Day of Black History Month 2018.
SheLearnsLife share this it should be on national television
Ife gave birth to the Edo Bini and the Yoruba and I am so proud to be half Edo half Yoruba
AI,no EDO KINGDOM PUT THE WHOLE YOUROBA LAND INTO THE WORLD MAP
The Last Ogiso owodo Banished son IKALADERHAN Found Ile ife or Ododuwa and when Edo kingdom Have Problems Edo Now Went In Search Of IKALADERHAN To Come Back But He Refused To Come Back To Edo Kingdom Because IKALADERHA Is Now Already A King In ILE IFE,And He Send His Son ORANMIYAN To EDO KINGDOM,EDO KINDDOM GIVE BIRTH TO ILE-IFE.
@@johnbullodigie9881 I love ur stupid upside down hand picked history spoonfed u by ur dindinrin historian in ile ibinu. Ile ibinu royal family r all Yorubas, but d rest of ile ibinu, a.k.a (Benin) r igodomigodo people.
Edo is gave birth to Yoruba
John Sheppard must you people always display your stupidity?
Benin empire is the first the of benin exterblish the kingship in ife it is the son of ogiso who went to be king in ife he name that place Ilefe which was later change to ile efe he is the son of the king of benin is name was ekaladeran which he later change his to oduwa which mean road of prosperity in benin which later was coropt to oduduwa he was from benin empire
Ekaladeran son of ogiso Oba king then went to become king in Ile de and that name corrupted to ODUDUA. Really ! Assuming the truth, therefore who was Humm sorry that yu Beninni unable to laid down properly your history. If yu said ekaledaran who was corrupted to ODUDUA therefore who was Odubua corrupted to ODUDUA ? As yu can see too much similarity between both names compares to Ekadeleran........ use common sense .
Joseph Osas narrow minded
Essi Renhier:for your information, Oduduwa is the Son of the last Ogiso Owodo Dynasty of the Benin Kingship before the era of Obaship
Joseph Osas share this on all social media don't just watch and be satisfied we need to be proactive in our progress we need to bring Africa out of the darkness so the world can see how primitive we are..since they believe that
Much of Benin still has these and are being remade
That to let you know Benin is the real king to all African Kingdom. Benin has place where is made and the production goes on every day because we were born with it and is located at the Palace area called IGUN
@@enduranceiyare7277 there were so many African kingdoms that had nothing to do with Benin.
A'se.
These are all Benin bronzes not Ypruba
MrSivram28 Yoruba is Benin just as Benin is Yoruba. They are a clan of people belonging to a larger empire
Hello MrSivram28.
I like to assume that you are from Benin or at least from Edo State.
Your comment shows that you think even the bronze heads excavated from the sacred city of Ife are Benin bronzes. ... I smell narcissism.
But I will advice you to be a really Benin-centric person by stop disowning the Benin oral tradition which told the Benin people that they had learnt the art and craft of metal casting from the Yoruba people of the sacred city of Ife to which the kings of Benin pay homage.
These is how the early Yoruba scholars joined the Europeans to destroy our history due to jealous.
The Yoruba have no history to tell rather they alway to claim our enviable heritage.
Osahon Igbinenikaro
Which Yoruba Scholar destroyed your history?
Are we that superior to you to have colluded with others to conquer you and your history?
You better stop being a cry baby and abandon your victim mentality and move your life forward.
If anybody will be jealous of the Edos, how can it ever be the Yorubas? How?
We don't have any record in our history that an Edo man ruled Ile-Ife (you may have that lie in your history, but we don't); on the other hand, it is boldly written in your history that an Ile-Ife man was the first Oba of Benin. Now you see who's really jealous.
Thanks
Why are you trying to fool your self.. the people that conquered Benin kingdom back then ask your people and they told them where they get the knowledge from.. because they are not disclaimer like you.... even the people who stole every actifact are not fools.. they knew what they stole from every part of Africa... because for them it's a victory over us.. so please stop fooling your self the different is Claire.. yoruba art Are different from Edos.. Bronze Even the terracotta
The British paid attention only to big empires and kingdoms in Africa. They never paid attention to priest-kings like NRI who's kingdoms are older than the ife and Benin. Nri is 7th century AD older than Benin and ife
There's truth to that, the Niri is older, but of a little relevance. Ile Ife and the Binis were still coming down the Nile basing including the Niri which settled that present-day location as well as Ife, these are little communities, the larger community settled in Igodomigodo (present-day Benin city) that became relevant to the world. Check out the old "UPPER GUINEA" map, Ile Ife is nowhere to be seen.
BRITISH MUSEUM ..I SEE HAVE ALL THE STOLEN ART
Stolen? Ajenkins you are being to polite with these people. My dream is for us to have all our artefacts returned
+edo man agree
edo man we need them back, we need bring Africa out of the darkness figuratively and literally. Share this on all social platforms we will need all African on board they viewed our continent as museum they want it to remain poor so they can compare their greatness and a resort for when they tired of living their great western lifestyle to go to.
COME TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM?
Larry Boone lol they grew legs and walk there. Don't be surprised after all Christopher Columbus discovered America even though the idians were already there
How could be the works of Africain? What about all intellectual and artist you British took away during salvery era ? Did you forget ?
Edo King you need to contact me somehow ASAP plz.
Just tried calling you on hangouts
Too much of alcohol is not too good , OK
Definitely the truth of Divine Lord.God will stand, O' yes Ancient Benin Kingdom Empire once lived at Ile Ife
How would white think that the head would have been there earlier civilization of the Greeks who did he not see that the map og Africa is also on ears of real black people aswell as their foreheads. has the Greek this kind of head or face what about the stucture
That was the biggest identity theft ever.
The invassion of Africans by the colonial masters was an abomination on African soil. They better start returning all the artifacts they stole and pay reparations too.
You all stuck in ju ju past.
We got all that stuff years ago.
It all started from Yoruba land,for real
Yes indeed.
The Yoruba people has no problem living together. But the real problem is that the EDO has pride and for centuries they believed they are more unique than any other tribes and they always look down on Yoruba people which is very wrong. While we the Yorubas has always seen them as family
Ur king is from Benin,you think ur king fall down from heaven
@@kelvindavidimarughe9550your first oba is from our land stop lying
All the Yorubas scripture are fake, is only an attempt to make them compete with bini's art work.
All these is an attempt to continue distorting bini's history to favour the Yorubas because all the evidence are there in bini' until today but no evidence in ile ifa that they actually did those art work.
Osahon Igbinenikaro 🙏🏿Edo odion
You are 100% correct, Yoruba has no history without mentioning Benin
@@paulphilip257 it's the Benin people who always bring up a fictional character called Oduduwa in every conversation ...If your Benin empire was so great , your ancestors would have conquered others and imposed your language on them but .....lol
@@Olori-Ogun you mean the language that was imposed on the people by the colonial master?
@@paulphilip257 maybe the slave master did that in Edo , however Oyo conquered and spread it's language and culture which is what any sensible empire does..
It's very funny that Benin always struggles to present themselves as superior to yoruba. Yoruba can never be found to ever engage with a superiority contest with anybody. We're contented with what and how God makes us. Benin always engages in every way to put down Ife. God has saddle them with those whom they've suppressed for long, the Esan people are now challenging them with Oba of Benin.
Yoruba are here saying trach. You called Benin small ethnic group yet the Benin conquered from ondo, akure to ekiti. And they were all Benin territory. You guys should be ashamed of weakly ancestors. Oromiyan conquer Benin as you said but later go back and call Benin ile ibinu. Which means people with vexation, just like a dog who escape lions. And later say dose lions are full of anger. Stop dragging us we are not yoruba.
Who told you Oromiyan conquer Benin? How? When? Oromiyan was sent for and it took a while before Oduduwa release him to the Benin due to lack of trust, because he never wanted what happened to him to happen to Oromiyan as well.
Lmao 😂 😂 it's a bini person that put this video together and see your anger. It's your people who said oromiyan called them ile ubinu it's still your people who said oranmiyan came with an army had some success then was later frustrated left a son eweka whose great grandsons eventually make headway.
You never conquered ondo to ekiti and even if that is true that does not change the fact of what people mean you're small in terms of population even if that's unnecessary. Conquest if a place means the place becomes yours but this were independent kingdoms who had a great relationship with the kingdom of their brother, at times they were tensions and battles and wins and losses on either side.
Stop being angry, insecure and flatter yourself
How wish the British didn't come to burn down d city..will d Yoruba's be talking like this..I rest my case..
Lagos, Ondo, and Ekiti are mixed with Edo and Yoruba, even Ife in Osun state
Which yorubas talking like how. You guys are so obsessed. You see a video prepared by your own person, you see an European narrating but yoruba is your issue. What a dolt. If the europeans didn't burn anything down it would have preserved more of the link between ife and benin and the truth that it's ife whi founded benin would be more established.
Stop having inferiority complex and projecting that hate
I just found out my fiance has Benin/Togo DNA! Yay!!!
I think you confused it withe the modern country benin, not the ancient kingdom?
@@pillowprincess3673 oh okay
Benin republic is under Dahomey , so is Togo. They are different Frm Benin kingdom.
Note that some part of present day Benin (the country) has historical link with the Yoruba people of Nigeria. In fact, some speak a Yoruba dialect called "Anago".
Yea despite Yoruba military strength Êʋêo defeated them at Gbadagliope today named Gbadagry in Nigeria, still Êʋêland.
Essi Renhier Yorubas are Êʋêo do your history
The sculptures vividprima facies of my prior posting. Ancient Egyptians polirait there true face , flatbniise, round face, big lips. Could you tell me why all sculptures had long face, noise like some Arabs and Europeans ? Even all black in Europe included royal family had big noise. Hope all Yourouba have that noise today in Nigeria. So go back to your history and connect the dot.
Have you ever seen any Hebrew of tribes mark on their faces ? No Eveo had that from Ancients till modern that scarification on faces and body. Stop it .
Essi Renhier Yorubaland Is in the slave coast and we were sold by the fons of dahomey who are also eʋe (tribe of da). You just asked me who oduduwa was so I know you are unlearned for sure. My people practice hebrew customs to this day, I will leave these links
th-cam.com/video/std4kgz3mC4/w-d-xo.html
www.amazon.com/Bible-Black-Mans-History-book/dp/0951591894
Oluwadunsin
Eve = Ewe
Yorouba participated greatly to slavery and this well crafted by British after they sought victory over Yorouba and Muslem. British forbidden Sultan any activities but granted permission to caliph to vacate freely therefore the biginning of Arabs holy world in Africa on Senegal , Mali Guine , etc So Yorouba & Arabs started slavery in Africa before Dahomey. I don’t know if yu among those holders of corrupted PHD. You should
Know that the first harbour of slavery started at Gbadagry (Badagri). ODUDUA, to give you hint, the crown of ODUDUA was the same as Arabs symbols of Eagle. Plse see Yehu vidéo on TH-cam about origine of Yorouba peoples. Bye .
ODUDUWA = YAHUDUWAH(JUDAH)
Poor narrative Yoruba stop distorting the true history of the Bini’s. Yoruba Ile Ife was form by Ikaladerhan the descendant of the Ogiso dynasty who’s son Oromiyan Was later sent back to Benin to rule as king when there was problem in the kingdom.
Thats a big lie...we have nothing to do with you lot...small community trying to rub shoulders with a world great...sit down boy
yemmydboss No matter how big you are you can’t be Bigger than your father get sense.
@@donisede8563 eventhough I don't believe in that statement , i will say that you are partially right as Benin is just a clan belonging to a bigger empire...Yoruba nah Una father .
yemmydboss I only blame those that came before you for making you lots to believe Izoduwa fall from heaven..
@@donisede8563 it's only illiterates that believe in fables
All began from Anciant Egyt.
No
Kappa Doli No, it didn’t black Africans and Afro-Americans love to say stupid stuff like this solely because they’re brainwashed by their colonizers(Europeans)and proselytizers(Europeans and Arabs) to esteem Egypt, Israel, and Arabia.
@@GuardianoftheGoldenStool ha ha ha CHINESE
@Jay Jay I don’t believe almost every African tribe migrated out of Egypt. There is NO real verifiable evidence for this. Most African tribes do NOT speak Afro-Asiatic Semitic languages. The only black African people that speak Semitic languages are several Ethiopian ethnic groups. The Hausa of Nigeria and Niger speak an Afro-Asiatic language, but it’s not Semitic, but Chadic. There are some ethnic groups in Cameroon that also speak Afro-Asiatic Chadic languages. The Hausa have proven genetic links to people in Chad and Sudan, and I can imagine the same for the other Afro-Asiatic Chadic speaking people of Cameroon, but most other West African, Central African, and Southern African groups don’t. The Ancient Egyptians themselves have more than one origin, but principally Central Western Saharan and Nile Valley origins, but also links to people in the Middle East (Southwest Asia).
@Jay Jay I don’t believe it. It was difficult to understand what you wrote in your second comment also, because of your grammar, and lack of punctuation. They are only attaching themselves to Egypt out of an inferiority complex imposed upon them by colonialists. The Ancient Egyptians were not black. They had black admixture, but they were not fully black. Similar to most modern and ancient people in Northeast Africa, they were either brown caucasians or a mixture between brown caucasians and blacks.
Some scholars classify them as them as being apart of a category called the Mediterranean race, which includes people of Southern Europe, North Africa, Northern Sudan, the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti) , the Middle East (West Asia), and South Asia(India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal). That is quite believable, with the closest links to the Berbers of North Africa, other Northeast African peoples of the Nile Valley, and the Horn of Africa(Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, and Eritrea).
In some cases, there may be some distant links between Ancient Egyptians, and other Sub-Saharan African peoples, or as some Ancient Egyptians share origins in the central western Sahara, there are West Africans who also share these mutual origins, but it is NOTHING overwhelming as in the case similar the way a large proportion of white Americans, white Canadians, or white Australians who share British origins.
Most Africans don’t even speak languages apart of the Afro-Asiatic language family. That language family is primarily in North Africa, the Horn of Africa, with some Chadic branches in Northern Nigeria, and parts of Cameroon. The Ancient Egyptians spoke a Semitic language, which is apart of the Afro-Asiatic language family. Edo which you were speaking about is not a Semitic language.
If 21 centrury, Peopless of Benin, Nigeria still live in most area far from towns live in chaos with cattle, dirtiness everywhere, dust, waisted systems opened or clog etc but peoples dress especially women clean with big scarf on head, how can whitemen believed that they created those artifacts in île ife, Nigeria, Benin, Mali etc Oba Benin sold slavery, peppers, ivory to Portuguese to gain bronzes and produced artifacts we're seen now . Really ! I have to dig further. . .Truly Êʋêo are different from Oba Benin peoples. Nothing in common at all. They stayed truthfully to their histories because Êʋêo said when they arrived at Tado, Benin, they didn't stay longer therefore moved to their original place NOE STRI which means today NOTSE in Togoland.. The stories of Oba Benin peoples are compelling but sad also. How could yu troc human being, pepper, ivory, to obtain bronzes and others accessories not even technologies from Portugal since 1600 -1900. ? Same as Akan-Ashanti. Oh what a peoples & continent ! .British did wrong. Uninvited guess, stolen, killed and burned down Oba Benin kingdoms. They were just primitive like those Oba Benin peoples. Hope African learn cue from history but apparently not now.
Essi Renhier
BENIN = BENAI YISRAHEL
Essi Renhier you are totally wrong with your myopic view, the raw materials for bronze casting was never from Portuguese but from northern part of Edo state.
All what you said are wrong, go to benin to see how the people lives instead of having a preconceived notions.
Essi Renhier It's a mark of wisdom and true humanity to learn from both sides, the colonialists and the people who got invaded. Especially if you decide to make public comments. If you are really interested, go find out all the methods of oppression used, and being used till today, by enemies of African nations.
I don't know your race. But if you are from Africa you are clueless but if you are European. Please go to your museum all European and American Asian and seen how civilised and develop African Benin's Yoruba was. The European don't take their baths till date . Ok I agree you are confused with your colour. But remember African's has all colours. African unite is our goal and pride
I can only sense envy and jealousy, if the Benin kingdom sold slaves, why were they invaded? You sound cowardly
The Binis and Yorubas rivalry. Get over it, already. We are one people, part of the family of the 12 Tribes of Israel!
@John Sheppard How, You people worship or gods, Yoruba never bear benin name but you people bear Yoruba name
@John Sheppard your mother na fool...oloshi, Omo lasan ikeji Aja...
Yoruba is a language and not a tribe, it either you are Agbas, ijebu, Oyo, aworis or ile ife. Most people claiming Yoruba today were part of the Benin kingdom, until the British came and distort everything because the Benin fought a war with them. So decided to relegate Benin to a minority which you see today. Ondo, Ekiti, lagos were all part of Benin kingdom before the Benin massacre took place in 1897.
@@paulphilip257 lol...you people are trying your best to change history, Benin people are Yoruba's in denial
@@Olori-Ogun then tell me where oduduwa came from? What is the meaning of Yoruba (yariba) and what year was the people known to that name? The language you speak today is it ile ife language? Or Oyo language? Was it oduduwa who name your ancestor Yoruba (yariba)? Where was the boundary of Oyo empire before the white man? Who were the Agbas, ijebu, Oyo, aworis, ile ife people of today south west?. If you can answer this questions then all your imaginary thoughts will be solved. Remain bless
Igbo Ukwu bronze is second to none. The most fantastic ever discovered. It,s funny to read comments that mentioned Ife, Benin and Igbo Ukwu. Recent archeological discovery in ancient Calabar shows that Bronze casting in Nigeria started in Calabar.The Calabar Terracotta reintroduced new diamond class art.Art scholars has said little or nothing about Calabar Bronze and Terracotta Art.I have some unique 900ad pieces in my collection to prove that there was missing link been Nok and 1000 year Nigerian art The radiocarbon dating of coal recovered with Calabar Terracotta dated 1500 and 2000 years.visit my Instagram page ucheartgallery to see some of the sample .
Igbo Ukwu bronze is second to none. The most fantastic ever discovered. It,s funny to read comments that mentioned Ife, Benin and Igbo Ukwu. Recent archeological discovery in ancient Calabar shows that Bronze casting in Nigeria started in Calabar.The Calabar Terracotta reintroduced new diamond class art.Art scholars has said little or nothing about Calabar Bronze and Terracotta Art.I have some unique 900ad pieces in my collection to prove that there was missing link been Nok and 1000 year Nigerian art The radiocarbon dating of coal recovered with Calabar Terracotta dated 1500 and 2000 years.visit my Instagram page ucheartgallery to see some of the sample .
Lol the same Igbos who didn't wear clothes?they're at the bottom of the barrel😋
@@keshinro...6979 delusional grandeuir... "igbo's never wore clothe"...laughing in spanish plz go too ukpuru page on twitter and instagram nd see for yurself not some chest beating mofos....all ur fable stories abt having a milipide empire, nd still no traceble mark....empire of tiny mokenys and orangutans..
Igbo Ukwu bronze is second to none. The most fantastic ever discovered. It,s funny to read comments that mentioned Ife, Benin and Igbo Ukwu. Recent archeological discovery in ancient Calabar shows that Bronze casting in Nigeria started in Calabar.The Calabar Terracotta reintroduced new diamond class art.Art scholars has said little or nothing about Calabar Bronze and Terracotta Art.I have some unique 900ad pieces in my collection to prove that there was missing link been Nok and 1000 year Nigerian art The radiocarbon dating of coal recovered with Calabar Terracotta dated 1500 and 2000 years.visit my Instagram page ucheartgallery to see some of the sample .
Ucheart Ucheart OMG another self adulation ingested Igbo on the thread again. When will you people stop your boasting and never ending cheat beating based off lies and falsifications
Only know to the igbo's without fact nor prove, I think so.
@@boladeokikiolu6173 the British focused more on big and war-like empires, and not older priest-kings like Nri