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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.
Ewuare became...
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Ewuare II (born 20
October 1953) was
crowned the Oba of
Benin on 20
October 2016. He is the 40th Oba, a
title created for the Head of
State (Emperor) of...
- from the word Ubini,
which came into use
during the
reign of Oba (ruler)
Ewuare, c. 1440.
Ubini is an Edo word
meaning 'livable', used by Pa Idu, the progenitor...
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Ewuare Xola
Osayande is an
American poet,
political activist, author, and lecturer. He
currently lives in Philadelphia, PA, US.
Osayande is the founder...
- it was
already flourishing around 1200–1300 CE. In 1440, Oba
Ewuare, also
known as
Ewuare the Great, came to
power and
expanded the
borders of the former...
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tradition states that the
festival date
coincided with the
marriage of
Ewuare to a wife
named Ewere.
Celebrated between Christmas and New Year, the festival...
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Majesty Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku
Akpolokpolo Erediauwa I. He was
succeeded by
Ewuare II. Oba
Erediauwa took on the
title and
duties as
traditional head of state...
- the
reign of Oba
Uwaifiokun and
Prince Ogun, who
later took the name "Oba
Ewuare the Great"
after becoming the Oba of Benin. She is the
pioneer of the first...
- Obas, the moat-building
tradition persisted. Obas like Oba
Oguola and Oba
Ewuare re-dug and
deepened some of
these structures. The
moats ****ociated with...
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called Edo
people (or ovbi-ẹdo, "child[ren] of Edo"). The
current Oba,
Ewuare II, is the 40th Oba and 89th
ruler of the
dynasty started by
Igodo of Igodomigodo...
