Oba Ewuare the Great Rebuilds Benin City

Oba Ewuare the Great reconstructs Benin City with broad boulevards, a royal palace complex, and a moat system extending over 10,000 miles — the world's largest earthworks. He codifies succession law, expands the empire through military campaigns, and establishes the guilds of bronze casters and ivory carvers that produce Benin's celebrated art.