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The Kingdom of Benin's capital was Edo, now known as Benin City in Edo State, Nigeria. The Benin Kingdom was one of the oldest and most developed states in the coastal hinterland of West Africa. It grew out of the previous Edo Kingdom of Igodomigodo around the 11th century AD; [5] it was annexed by the British Empire in 1897. [6]
An Ogiso is referred to by the people of the Igodomigodo kingdom as king of the sky. [1] This is a list of the independent Ogisos of Igodomigodo, which was to become the Benin Empire, from roughly 100 BCE - 40 BCE to 1100 CE.
The transition from the Ogiso Dynasty to the Oba Dynasty was a significant turning point in the history of the Benin Kingdom. Following the period of instability and the rejection of Evian's attempt to establish his own dynasty, the people of Benin sent emissaries to Ife to request a prince who could restore order and legitimacy to their throne ...
Ehenneden, also spelt Hennenden, (born Egiebo, reigned c. 1095 – c. 1110 AD) was the twenty-sixth Ogiso of the Kingdom of Igodomigodo, the early state that preceded the Benin Empire. He succeeded his father, Uwa, inheriting a stable kingdom shaped by previous economic and political reforms. His reign saw continued economic activity ...
The conflict between Ewedo and Ogiamien III originated with the establishment of the Benin dynasty in the 12th century AD by Prince Oranmiyan from Ife. [1] [2] Oranmiyan was invited to rule by the Benin elders due to their dissatisfaction with the rule of Ogiso Owodo.
Igodomigodo is the original name of the Benin Kingdom used by its own inhabitants (nowadays known as the Edo people of Nigeria).. According to Edo oral history, Igodomigodo [1] 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 Benin Empire (which existed from around 1180 until 1897 in the area of the present ...
Ovonramwen, Oba of Benin from 1888- January 1898 An Oba on horseback with attendants from 16th century An Oba of Benin from the late 17th century. The Oba of Benin is the traditional ruler and the custodian of the culture of the Edo people and all Edoid people.
Eweka I (reigned 1200 AD – 1235 AD) was the first Oba of Benin and presided over the kingdom's shift from the Ogiso Dynasty to the establishment of the Obaship.His 35-year reign had a notable impact on the political, cultural, and traditional aspects of the kingdom.