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Esigie (also
spelt Oseigie),
originally known as Osawe, was the son of Oba Ozolua, who
reigned in the late 15th century, and his
second wife,
Queen Idia...
- Idia was the
mother of
Esigie, who
reigned as Oba (king) of the Edo
people from 1504 to 1550.
Historians do know that Idia was
alive during the Idah war...
- Olu
Esigie was an
Itsekiri traditional ruler. He
succeeded his
father Ogiame, Olu
Ojoluwa after his demise. He was
crowned Ogiame Esigie, the 5th Olu of...
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fifteenth century, he left
behind two sons to
dispute the
royal succession:
Esigie controlled Benin City, the kingdom's
metropolitan center,
while his brother...
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fifteenth century, he left
behind two sons to
dispute the
royal succession:
Esigie controlled Benin City, the kingdom's
metropolitan center,
while his brother...
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located at
Akpakpava in
Benin City, Edo, Nigeria. It was
founded by Oba
Esigie (son of
Queen Idia) and
Portuguese missionaries. It is
commonly called the...
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Kingdom who
reigned around c. 1550 AD – c. 1578 AD. He was the son of
Esigie and the
grandson of Ozolua.
Orhogbua was
educated in a
Portuguese colonial...
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structure and
weakening their forces. Secondly,
under the
reign of Oba
Esigie, the
Benin Kingdom benefited from
Portuguese firepower and
military ****istance...
- (Reigned for 14 days) Olua (1473 AD – 1480 AD)
Ozolua (1483 AD – 1504 AD)
Esigie (1504 AD – 1550 AD)
Orhogbua (1550 AD – 1578 AD)
Ehengbuda (1578 AD -1606...
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Portuguese traders to the city gates. In the
early 16th century, Oba
Esigie expanded the
kingdom eastwards,
after defeating an
invasion and attempted...
