- An
Ogiso is
referred to by the
people of the
Igodomigodo kingdom as king of the sky. This is a list of the
independent Ogisos (Kings) of Igodomigodo, which...
- records, the
Ogisos were
regarded as
divine rulers often referred to as "kings from the sky" or "kings of the sky." The
establishment of the
Ogiso monarchy...
- and had
substantial support among the
Senior Nobles, who had
selected the
ogisos before the
system of
hereditary monarchy was introduced. Uwa,
rather than...
-
transition from the
Ogiso Dynasty to the Obaship. His
reign heralded the end of a centuries-old
system of governance,
characterised by the
Ogisos, and ushered...
- Hennenden, (born Egiebo,
reigned c. 1095 – c. 1110) was the twenty-sixth
ogiso (king) of Igodomigodo, the
early state that
preceded the
Benin Empire. He...
-
depleting food supplies, and
weakening royal authority.
Unlike previous Ogisos, who were
buried with grandeur, Oduwa's p****ing was
marked by hardship,...
-
Evolution of
Ogieship or
Kingship Institution in Edo
Society and the Rise of
Ogiso Igodo (About 40.B.C -16 A.D)".
Benin Kingdom.
Archived from the original...
- reign,
tensions grew
between the
monarchy and the nobility.
Unlike previous Ogisos who
maintained strong alliances with the
Enigie ("dukes") and Edionwere...
-
predates the
Ogiso kings.
Archaeological findings and oral
traditions suggest that some
moats were in
existence before the
arrival of the
Ogiso rulers. These...
- history,
Igodomigodo was the name
given to the
kingdom by Igodo, the
first ogiso (King), who
founded the
first dynasty of what
would later be
known as the...
