History of the Kingdom of Lagos

Before Lagos became Nigeria’s bustling commercial capital, it was the seat of a powerful coastal kingdom rooted in diplomacy, trade, and dynastic ties to the Benin Empire. In this video, we explore the origin, rise, and transformation of the Kingdom of Lagos.

0:00 Intro
0:30 Yoruba origin: Ife Kingdom & the Awori
3:58 Benin Kingdom Connection & becoming Eko
6:57 Trade in Lagos & the slave trade
8:49 Bombardment of Lagos
11:19 End of a Kingdom


CREDIT:
Map locator of Nigeria, Lagos: By Himalayan Explorer based on work by Uwe Dedering - Based on File:Nigeria location map.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Map of Lagos' initial city boundaries: By Jamie Tubers - self-made as Word doc using Wikipedia map as base (Image:LGA Lagos.png by User Bohr), using information by Lagos State Government, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Detail showing Guinea and surrounding regions: By Rev. Thomas Milner - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Oba Akran Statue: By Agbebiyi Adekunle (Tadek Photography) - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Kara by Ogun river: By Omoeko Media - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Lagos Map: Jamie Tubers, CC BY-SA 4.0-via Wikimedia Commons https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Three White cap chiefs’ Statues- Comrade ayobami, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
WHITE CAP CHIEFS - Sir Demo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Map of West Africa - Nicolas Sanson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...
A coffle travels from the interior to the coast: Dorothy Schneider and Carl J. Schneider, CC BY-SA 4.0 -https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Picture of King Kosoko's statue at Popo-Square: By Openworks - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Oil Palms: By Marco Schmidt [1] - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Lagos Nigeria by H Hunting of Paterson Zochonis: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, CC BY 2.0 -https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Kulttuurinavigaattori, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Isaac Pérez Bolado, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Statues of elders: Isaac Pérez Bolado, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Lagos, 1912: By Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library - "Adimouruisha" of Faro Ekin, Lagos July 1912, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...