The Benin Kingdom was a kingdom in West Africa (now Nigeria) that was founded in the twelfth century and lasted for about five hundred years. Its capital was Benin City. The Edo or Bini people settled in the region and were ruled by warrior-kings. Over time, the king assumed an important role in the religion of the Benin Kingdom. The metalsmiths of the kingdom were accomplished artisans. The kingdom exported ivory, pepper, and textiles. By the seventeenth century, the kingdom had begun to decline, and it was taken over by the British in the nineteenth century.

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