<P> It is inconceivable that the Oba would accept the terms laid out in articles IV--IX, or that the Oba would knowingly bestow their dominion upon Queen Victoria for so little apparent remuneration . Under Article IV, the treaty states that "All disputes between the King of Benin and other Chiefs between him and British or foreign traders or between the aforesaid King and neighboring tribes which cannot be settled amicably between the two parties, shall be submitted to the British consular or other officers appointed by Her Britannic Majesty to exercise jurisdiction in the Benin territories for arbitration and decision or for arrangement ." Oba Ovonremwen was a tenacious man, which is contrary to the accounts of treaty portrayers such as Gallwey; he was not doltish . </P> <P> The chiefs attest that the Oba did not sign the treaty because he was in the middle of an important festival which prohibited him from doing anything else (including signing the treaty). Ovoramwen maintained that he did not touch the white man's pen . Gallwey later claimed in his report that the Oba basically accepted the signing of the treaty in all respects . Despite the ambiguity over whether or not the Oba signed the treaty, the British officials easily accepted it as though he did . </P> <P> see Benin Expedition of 1897 </P> <P> When Benin discovered Britain's true intentions were an invasion to depose him, without approval his generals ordered a preemptive attack on the invasion force, including, eight unknowing British representatives, who were killed . As a result, a punitive expedition was launched in 1897 . The British force, under the command of Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, razed and burned the city, destroying much of the country's treasured art and dispersing nearly all that remained . The stolen portrait figures, busts, and groups created in iron, carved ivory, and especially in brass (conventionally called the "Benin Bronzes") are now displayed in museums around the world . </P>

Discuss the political development of the west african forest kingdom of oyo or benin