Which capital city was previously known as Edo or Yedo?
Edo Edo , also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. It was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868. During this period, it grew to become one of the largest cities in the world and home to an urban culture centered on the notion of a "floating world". From the establishment of the Tokugawa "bakufu" headquarters at Edo, the town became the "de facto" capital and center of political power, although Kyoto remained the formal capital of the country. Edo grew from what had been a small,
Edo people describe the royal administrative centre or city or capital proper of the kingdom, Edo. "Ubinu" was later corrupted to "Bini" by the mixed ethnicities living together at the centre; and further corrupted to "Benin" around 1485 when the Portuguese began trade relations with Oba Ewuare. See Oba of Benin. Benin people have one of the richest dress cultures on the African continent. Their fashion accessories holds royalty and typically includes beads, body marks, bangles, anklets, raffia work and so on. Edo people The Edo or Bini (from the word "Benin") people are an ethnic group primarily found in Edo State,