- The
Ogisos were the
earliest known ruling monarchy of the Edo
kingdom of Igodomigodo,
founded by Igodo, the
first Ogiso. The
monarchy began around 900...
- was an
ancient Edo
kingdom in modern-day
southern Nigeria ruled by the
Ogiso monarchy. The Edo
tradition of
origin holds that
initially there was no...
- Hennenden, (born Egiebo,
reigned c. 1095 – c. 1110) was the twenty-sixth
Ogiso (king) of Igodomigodo, the
early state that
preceded the
Benin Empire. His...
-
Ogiso is the name used by the
people of
Igodomigodo or (Ugodomigodo) to
refer to the
institution and
first dynasty of
rulers beginning approximately around...
- was the
first Oba of
Benin and
presided over the kingdom's
shift from the
Ogiso monarchy to the
establishment of the Obaship. His 35-year
reign had a notable...
- twenty-fifth
ogiso (king) of Igodomigodo, a
kingdom that
later became part of the
Benin Empire, from c. 1085
until his death. He was the son of
Ogiso Odoligie...
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Oduwa (reigned c. 1112 – c. 1119) was the twenty-eighth
ogiso (king) of Igodomigodo, a
kingdom that
eventually became part of the
Benin Empire. His reign...
-
Ohuede (c. 1054 – c. 1112) was the twenty-seventh
ogiso (king) of Igodomigodo, an
early historical state later incorporated into the
Benin Empire. He...
- Ọ̀rànmíyàn, also
known as Ọranyan, was a
legendary Yoruba king from the
kingdom of Ile-Ife, and the
founder of the
Benin Kingdom and the Oyo Empire. Although...
- "Eweka dynasty",
after its
first ruler,
Eweka I, and was
preceded by the
Ogiso monarchy. In 1897, a
British military force of
approximately 1,200 men under...
