The Oba of Benin is the traditional ruler and the custodian of the culture of the Edo people and all Edoid people. The then Kingdom of Benin (not to be confused with the modern-day and …

Apr 16, 2024 · Between 1897 and 1913, Benin was administered by the British without an Oba (king). However, the desire of the British to legitimize their authority, minimize local revolt, and …

Oct 22, 2024 · Ewuare II, who ascended the ancient throne on the 20th of October 2016, is the present Oba of Benin Kingdom. As he is joined by his father, Oba Erediauwa and his …

Nov 12, 2016 · When the Portuguese first set foot there at the end of the 15th century, Benin was a city-state in the middle of the rainforest that surpassed many late medieval European cities …

May 6, 2021 · Ewuare (also known as Ewuare the Great or Ewuare I) was the Oba (king) of the Benin Empire from 1440 to 1473. Ewuare became king after a violent coup against his brother …

Oba ('King' in the Yoruba [1] [2] and Bini languages) is a pre-nominal honorific for kings in certain parts of West Africa.In Yorubaland, a region which is in the modern republics of Benin, Nigeria …

Sep 25, 2024 · The Oba of Benin is the traditional ruler of the Benin Kingdom in present-day Nigeria, dating back to the 13th century. And, the kingdom grew into a powerful empire known …

Oct 16, 2017 · Ovonramwen Nogbaisi (ruled 1888 – 1897), also called Overami, was the Oba (king) of the Kingdom of Benin up until the British punitive expedition of 1897.

Oranmiyan chose his son Eweka to be the first Oba of Benin. An Oba was a ruler. By the 1400s Benin was a wealthy kingdom. The Obas lived in beautiful palaces decorated with shining …

Nov 19, 2024 · Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi, the 35th Oba of Benin, was the ruler who was banished after a major conflict with the British. He ruled the Benin Kingdom from around 1888 …