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Eweka I (reigned 1200 AD – 1235 AD) was the first Oba of Benin and presided over the kingdom's shift from the Ogiso monarchy to the establishment of the Obaship.His 35-year reign had a notable impact on the political, cultural, and traditional aspects of the kingdom.
[8] The original name of the kingdom of Benin, at its creation sometime in the first millennium CE, was Igodomigodo, as its inhabitants called it. Their ruler was called Ogiso – the ruler of the sky. [9] The Ogiso began to use the Ada and Eben sceptres as symbols of their authority from around ~ A.D. 16. [10] [11] [12]
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.
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 ...
Udagbedo was the seventh Oba (king) of the Benin Empire, ruling from around 1299 to 1334.He was the second son of Oba Oguola and the brother of Oba Edoni.Udagbedo's rule saw the expansion of the Benin Empire to the Ga region, currently part of Ghana.
Bronze of Oba Ewuare I, flanked by guards. Ewuare (also Ewuare the Great or Ewuare I), originally known as Prince Ogun, was the twelfth Oba of the Benin Empire from 1440 until 1473.
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