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    The Edo people, also referred to as the Benin people, are an Edoid-speaking ethnic group. They are prominently native to seven southern local government...
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    Edo (Japanese: 江戸, lit. '"bay-entrance" or "estuary"'), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. Edo, formerly a jōkamachi...
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  • Edo or EDO may refer to: Edo language, a language spoken in Nigeria Edo people, the inhabitants of the province, creators of the Benin Empire Edo period...
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    Edo, officially known as Edo State, is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of the federal republic of Nigeria. As of 2022, the state was ranked...
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    Edo speaking people are known as the Edos. Most of the Edo language-speakers live in the Southern parts of Edo State, Nigeria.The current state: Edo State...
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    The indigenous people of Benin City are the Edo people (the Benin People), and they speak the Edo language or Bini Language. The people of the city have...
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  • of 262,110 at the 2006 census. It consist of the Akoko people that are split between Ondo and Edo states. Most recognize as Yoruba and bear names identical...
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    The government of Edo State serves as the governing authority for Edo State, one of the 36 states within the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It comprises...
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    Edo society refers to the society of Japan under the rule of the Tokugawa Shogunate during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Edo society was a feudal society...
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    The Edo period (江戸時代, Edo jidai), also known as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代, Tokugawa jidai), is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan...
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  • Empire used by its own inhabitants (nowadays known as the Edo people of Nigeria). According to Edo oral history, Igodomigodo was the name given to the kingdom...
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    Kingdom of Benin (redirect from Edo Empire)
    The Kingdom of Benin, also known as the Edo Kingdom or Benin Kingdom (Bini: Arriọba ẹdo), is a kingdom within what is now southern Nigeria. It has no...
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    Edo traditional food consists of dishes or food items common among the people of Edo State. The State is home to various ethnic groups including the Binis...
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  • The Etsakọ people are one of the major ethnic group in the northern region of Edo State, Nigeria. They are historically linked to the ancient Benin kingdom...
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    in Ondo, Edo and Delta State. The Itsekiris presently transcends a population of over 1 million people and live mainly in parts of Ondo, Edo and majorly...
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    traditional ruler and the custodian of the culture of the Edo people and all Edoid people. The then Kingdom of Benin (not to be confused with the modern-day...
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    Fires in Edo (江戸), the former name of Tokyo, during the Edo period (1600−1868) of Japan were so frequent that the city of Edo was characterized as the...
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    Godwin Obaseki (category People from Edo State)
    a Nigerian politician and businessman who has served as the governor of Edo State since 2016. Obaseki was elected governor under the platform of the...
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    Edo literature includes both written and oral works in the Edo language by the Edo people of Nigeria. It has its origins in precolonial times and has...
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  • Benin Moat (category Articles containing Edo-language text)
    Moat (Edo: Iyanuwo), also known as the Benin Iya, or Walls of Benin, are a series of massive earthworks encircling Benin City in Nigeria's Edo State....
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    Akenzua II (category 20th-century Nigerian people)
    dedicated to the provision of western education for his subjects, the Edo people. In 1936, he began the movement to return to Nigeria the Benin Bronzes...
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    Edo Castle (江戸城, Edo-jō) is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. In modern times it is part...
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  • the northern part of Edo State, South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Afemai people occupy six local government areas of Edo state: Etsako West, with...
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  • Northern Edo Masquerades are a traditional ceremony practiced by the Edo people of Nigeria. Masking traditions are a major part of the Edo groups of...
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  • Edouard "Edo" Kayembe Kayembe (born 3 June 1998) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Watford and...
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  • Gabriel Igbinedion (category Edo people)
    town in Edo State and holds the chieftaincy title of the Esama of the Benin Kingdom. The title Esama traditionally means the "Son of the People", with...
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  • List of the Ogiso (category Edo (ethnic group))
    oral traditions of the Edo people. The Ogiso were assisted by seven nobles called the Uzama'. During the reign of Ogisos, Edo lands were called 'Igodomigodo'...
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  • similar to ogiri and douchi. It is very popular among the Yoruba people and Edo people of Nigeria. It is used in cooking traditional soups like egusi soup...
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    occupies central Edo State; (plural unchanged) A person or the people collectively from this ethnic group; The language of these people which, linguistically...
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    often very spicy. Groundnut soup is also a native soup of the Benin (Edo) people in Nigeria and it is often eaten with pounded yam. Some of the essential...
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