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Erediauwa was born on 22 June 1923, son of Oba Akenzua II. Before being crowned he was known as Prince Solomon Aiseokhuoba Igbinoghodua Akenzua. He attended Government College, Ibadan (1939–1945), then Yaba College, before going to King's College, Cambridge to study Law and Administration. He joined the Eastern Nigeria Civil Service in 1957 ...
The Oba's wives, at his coronation in 2016 Procession of high priests at the coronation in 2016. Ewuare II chose his name as tribute to the 15th-century Ewuare I. [6] Since his ascension to the throne, Ewuare II worked closely with Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo State from 2016 to 2024. [7]
His chosen title was founded on the name Ere, relating to Oba Eresonye who is traditionally considered to be an incredibly wealthy Oba. [ 1 ] Akenzua's descendants include his daughter Princess Elizabeth Olowu , grandson Oba Ewuare II , great-grandson Crown Prince Ezelekhae Ewuare , granddaughter Peju Layiwola , and grandson Thompson Iyamu ...
Oba Ewedo was victorious and established his palace at the site of the battle. Ewedo recognised Ogiamien III as a chief under his kingship. The battle and its aftermath have been reenacted in the coronation rituals of the subsequent Obas of Benin, as a symbol of the historical and traditional enmity between the Oba and the Ogiamien family.
The new Oba reactivated four ancestral shrines that were dedicated to his last four predecessors and a communal shrine was created for all the other previous Obas. [8] In 1976, robbers stole the contents of these revived ancestral shrines and the ruler at that time, Oba Erwdiauwa (r. 1979 –2016), moved the ancestral altars inside the palace ...
The uzama were able to appoint the Oba of Benin upon the death of an Oba and could limit any efforts by the Oba. [5] [6] The rise of Ewuare to a position of power is chronicled by Benin's oral history. [5] Ewuare was born as the third son of the Oba Ohen. At this point, Ewuare was known by the name Prince Ogun. [7]
In diatonic harmony, the half-diminished seventh chord occurs naturally on the seventh scale degree of any major scale (for example, B ø 7 in C major) and is thus a leading-tone seventh chord in the major mode. [3] Similarly, the chord also occurs on the second degree of any natural minor scale (e.g., D ø 7 in C minor). It has been described ...
Uwakhuahen was the second Oba of the Kingdom of Benin, reigning from 1235 AD to 1243 AD. He was the son of Eweka I , the initiator of the Oba dynasty and the inaugural ruler to bear the title Oba. Upon the demise of his father, he ascended to the throne, although he did not designate an heir apparent.