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The Oba of Benin, whose person was sacred, controlled the Kingdom Of Benin , an empire surrounding the West African city of Benin (now in Nigeria ), from the 15th Century until 1897 , when a British ' Punitive Expedition ' destroyed the power of the Oba and cleared the way for the British colony of Nigeria. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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