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QUEEN IDIA


Queen Idia was the mother of Esigie, the Oba of Benin kingdom who ruled from 1504 to 1550. She played a very significant role in the rise and reign of her son. She has been described as a great warrior who fought relentlessly before and during her son's reign as emperor

Queen Idia was a renowned warrior-queen, skilled administrator and the first Iyoba (Queen Mother) of the Kingdom of Bini (Benin) in the present-day Nigeria. Queen Idia's visage is the most widely known face of an African royal woman after the Egyptian Queen, Ahmose-Nefertari or Nefertiti. Her face has gazed on us from countless museums around the world

A well documented instant where she came out victorious was when the emerging militia kingdom of Igala attempted to invade Benin, while her son was on the battle front, she raised her own military and took the invaders by surprise, crushing them into submission
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