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Mud brick palace of chief Ogiamien from Benin.
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- Gulf of Guinea
- Bight of Benin - named for Kingdom of Benin, coast known as the Slave Coast
- Benin - modern country with no connection to the old Benin Kingdom - except named for the body of water it lives on, the Bight of Benin
- Nigeria
- Igodomigodo - Early name for kingdom that would become Kingdom of Benin during the ogiso era (rulers were Ogiso, Kings of the Sky, the first one was Igodo) from 355 BC to 1092 AD.
- Kingdom of Edo - successor to Igodomigodo, precurser to Benin Kingdom during the Oba era (rulers were Oba)
- Kingdom of Benin (rulers were Oba of Benin) (1180 - 1897)
- Edo State
- Benin City (capitol of Benin Kingdom, called Edo)
- Royal Palace of Oba of Benin (built by Oba Ewedo (1255AD – 1280AD), rebuilt by Oba Eweka II (1914–1932))
- Ogiamien Palace (build 1160 AD)
- Benin City (capitol of Benin Kingdom, called Edo)
- Ughoton - Port city for Oba, site of a dynasty legend
- Edo State
- Bight of Benin - named for Kingdom of Benin, coast known as the Slave Coast
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