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Eweka I's emphasis on the importance of rulers educated in Benin culture and traditions was a defining aspect of his legacy. [43] His father's decision to renounce his own claim to the throne, citing the cultural gap between him and the people, reinforced the idea that only someone deeply rooted in the customs and heritage of Benin could ...
Aiguobasinwin Ovonramwen, Eweka II (died February 1933) was the thirty-sixth Oba of Benin, reigning from 1914 to 1933. He was the son of Ovonramwen (ruled 1888–1897), who was deposed by the British and exiled to Calabar following the British punitive expedition in Benin City in 1897.
Uwakhuahen was the second Oba of the Kingdom of Benin, reigning from 1235 AD to 1243 AD.He was the son of Eweka I, the initiator of the Oba dynasty and the inaugural ruler to bear the title Oba.
It also traces the development of the Benin kingship institution, from the Ogiso dynasty to the Oranmiyan interregnum to the Eweka dynasty. [16] The book outlines the founding and expansion of Benin City, the capital of the Benin Empire, by Oba Ewedo and Oba Eweka I. It also explains the inception and functions of some of the important titles ...
Refusing to pay tribute or acknowledge Eweka's authority, Ogiamien III posed a persistent challenge. [3] Despite attempts by Eweka and his successors to quell Ogiamien and his followers, success remained elusive over several generations. The conflict persisted until the reign of Oba Ewedo, who assumed the throne in 1255 AD. Ewedo sought to ...
The precise origins of establishing traditional ancestral altars remains unclear, due to the oral nature of the Edo culture. [3] However, a 2008 publication by the Art Institute of Chicago theorized that the practice of creating ancestral altars most likely originated during the earliest periods of the Benin Kingdom. [1]
Ewedo (born Efabo) was the fourth Oba of the Kingdom of Benin who reigned from c. 1255 AD – c. 1280 AD.He was the only son and successor of Ehenmihen.He is credited with moving the seat of his government from Usama to the present palace site, introducing various gods and laws, and changing the name of the country from Ile or Ile-Ibinu to Ubini ().
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