- pla**** a role in
founding the Oba
dynasty after being invited by the
Edionevbo council to
address the
governance crisis in
Benin following the decline...
- son Ogiamwen,
thereby creating a new
royal dynasty, was resisted. The
Edionevbo (ruling
council of chiefs)
refused to
sanction the move, and sent emissaries...
- to his son Ogiamwen,
creating a new
royal dynasty, was resisted. The
Edionevbo (ruling council)
refused to
sanction the move, and sent
emissaries requesting...
- to his son Ogiamwen,
creating a new
royal dynasty, was resisted. The
Edionevbo (the
ruling council of Uzama)
refused to
sanction the move, and sent emissaries...
-
reflected in the
actions of the nobles,
especially the
Enigie ("dukes") and
Edionevbo ("senior
community chiefs"), who
began governing their territories with...
- his
enthronement faced strong opposition from
several Edionwere and
Edionevbo ("senior
community chiefs"), who
refused to
acknowledge his rule. Rather...
- Oriagba's
lineage and a
distant relative of Ehenneden. He had
reached the
Edionevbo age
grade but had not yet
attained the rank of Odionwere. His father,...
