Collins Edigin, Ph.D, is a Lecturer in the Department of History and International Studies, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. He is also a visiting research fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies, University College, London. His area of research is Political Economy, where he has demonstrated the impact of social and tax policies on political development and social structures in Colonial Benin. He is a member of the Historical Society of Nigeria (HSN) and Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, United Kingdom.
The Obas of Benin: A Brief History of the Rulers of A West African State for Eight Centuries
In the following article, Collins Edigin, a historian at the University of Benin in Benin City, Nigeria, describes the rule of the Obas of Benin, a continuous dynasty of the West African state of Benin (now in present-day Nigeria) that began in the 13th Century … Read MoreThe Obas of Benin: A Brief History of the Rulers of A West African State for Eight Centuries