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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 Dynasty to the
establishment of the...
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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...
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Eweka I (meaning:
greatly anno**** or out of patience),
later changed to
Eweka.
Replacing the era of the ogiso, the oba
dynasty was
founded by
Eweka I...
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enthroned as Oba of
Benin in
April 1933
following the
death of his father,
Eweka II (r.1914 – 1933) in
February that year. Oba
Akenzua II was
dedicated to...
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preserved their title and
status as
traditional rulers in modern-day Nigeria.
Eweka I (1200 AD – 1235AD)
Uwakhuahen (1235 AD – 1243 AD)
Ehenmihen (1243 AD –...
- his
first son and
legitimate heir,
Prince Aguobasimwin, who
ruled as
Eweka II.
Eweka, Iro (1998). Dawn to Dusk: Folk
Tales from Benin.
Taylor & Francis...
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result of
their union,
Oranmiyan crystallised his new dynasty, and his son
Eweka I,
would come to be
known as the
first Oba of Benin. This
dynasty is still...
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marked the end of the
direct father-to-son line of
succession going back to
Eweka I.
Officials also
increasingly controlled the
military and trade, as cloth...
- Conviction(s)
Armed Robbery and
Firearms Criminal penalty Death Accomplice(s)
Monday Osunbor,
Friday O****e, Smallie,
Henry Ekponwan,
Eweka and
Alhaji Zed Zed...
- name ****ociated in oral
traditions with this
period of
renewal is
Eweka I. Yet,
Eweka I's
ambition to
reunite the
polity met with
fierce opposition and...
