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Idia
Sign in to savethumb|Bronze Head of Queen Idia, one of four from the 16th century ([[Ethnological Museum of Berlin)]]
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Queen Idia
- Person.birth_date
- c. late 15th century
- Person.birth_place
- Benin Kingdom
- Person.death_date
- c. mid‑16th century
- Person.citizenship
- Edo (Benin)
- Person.other_names
- Iyoba Idia
- Person.occupation
- Queen Mother, Warrior, Political strategist
- Person.known_for
- First Iyoba of Benin; mother of Oba Esigie; role in Idah War (1515–1516)
- Person.spouse
- Oba Ozolua
- Person.children
- Oba Esigie
- Person.notable_works
- Represented in Benin bronzes and ivory masks; symbol of FESTAC ’77
- Artifact.name
- Brass Head of Queen Idia
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Life
- Victory over Igala people
- Representations of Queen Idia
- Brass heads
- Ivory masks
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Bronze Head of Queen Idia, one of four from the 16th century ([[Ethnological Museum of Berlin)]]
Idia was the mother of Esigie, who reigned as Oba (king) of the Edo people from 1504 to 1550.