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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...
- Oba
Ewuare Replacing the era of the ogiso, the oba
dynasty was
founded by
Eweka I, the
first Oba. The
current Oba,
Ewuare II, is the 40th Oba and 89th ruler...
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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 –...
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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...
- 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...
- allAfrica.
Archived from the
original on 23
April 2005.
Retrieved 21 July 2024.
Eweka 2013, p. 17. Ajayi, Femi (28
March 1998). "In
memory of
George Agbazika...
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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...
- 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...
- to the
dismay of the
newly installed Oba
Eweka II. Consequently, a
power struggle ensued between Oba
Eweka II and Obaseki, the new
Iyase of Benin. The...
