In the 1100s the Ogisos lost control of their kingdom ... its largest size. Benin City is at least four miles wide. The city has wide, straight roads, lined by houses. The houses are large ...
In March 2023, then-president Muhammadu Buhari signed a decree saying the Oba, or king, of the historic kingdom ... establish the Benin Royal Museum, which would eventually house the artefacts.