This is not peculiar to Benin and Ife. The Royalty of the Ososo kingdom originated from Benin, while the Ososo people are of Benin, Igala, Lukumi ( Yoruba ) and Nupe, respectively. The Itsekiri royal family originates from Benin, while the Itsekiri people themselves are of Igala, Ilaje, Ijebu and other Lukumi origins. The British, Spanish, Greek, and Austrian royal families are Germanic.
In Nigeria, the Hausa kingdoms have a Fulani royal family, and the Onitsha and Asaba royal families are from Benin.
Even in antiquity, this was the practice. Sango was a Lukumi king who became a god. But his mother was Nupe (known as Tapa people in Lukumi Yoruba language).
Typically, the Black man often likes to argue from a point of ego. I discipline myself to reason from the point of empirical evidence.
If you look at the ancient Benin Bronzes, which depict their kings and compare it with the Ife Bronzes, which depict the Oonis of yore, they are almost identical.
Therefore, since there are no written records, the most reasonable conclusion, based on empirical evidence, is that the Benin Bronzes were made for Benin kings of Ife origin.
If anyone wants to dispute that, they should provide empirical evidence, not loud arguments. Otherwise, we will descend to the level of Barbarisns. God forbid!
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