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Akengbuda was born around 1720 in Benin City, the capital of the Kingdom of Benin. He was the son of Oba Eresoyen, who reigned from 1735 to 1750, and Iyoba Eweba I, who was one of Eresoyen's many wives and the mother of his heir. Akengbuda was named after his grandfather, Oba Akengbedo, who reigned from 1684 to 1689.
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. The then Kingdom of Benin (not to be confused with the modern-day and unrelated ...
Ovonramwen Nogbaisi with his wives, Queen Egbe (left) and Queen Aighobahi (right), c. 1898 – 1913. In November 1896, James Robert Phillips, deputy commissioner and consul for the Niger Coast Protectorate, decided to visit and meet with Ovonramwen in Benin City in regards to the trade agreement that the Oba had made with the British but was not keeping.
As the first Oba of Benin, his reign, which began in 1200 AD and spanned 35 years until his death in 1235 AD, set the stage for a long line of distinguished rulers and laid the foundation for the enduring Obaship in Benin. [42] Eweka I's most profound legacy lies in his role as the architect of the transition from the Ogiso Dynasty to the Obaship.
On leaving Ile-Ibinu (later Ibini, and corrupted to "Benin" by the Portuguese), he stopped briefly at Egor where he took Erinmwide, the daughter of the Enogie (or Duke) of Egor, as a wife. As a result of their union, Oranmiyan crystallised his new dynasty, and his son Eweka I, would come to be known as the first Oba of Benin.
They migrated from Benin to Nsukwa. The first Obi of Nsukwa was a son of Oba Ehengbuda. Agho Obaseki's great great grand father, Prince Emokhua N’Obo was a native doctor and had a power tussle with his brother over the accession to the throne of their father, the Obi of Nsukwa and son of then Oba of Benin, Oba Ehengbuda.
Ohen was the eighth Oba (monarch) of the Benin Kingdom, who ruled from c. 1334 AD – c. 1370 AD. He was the son and successor of Oba Oguola, who had conquered the Ekiti and Akure kingdoms and built the first moat around Benin City. He expanded the Benin Empire to the west and east, and increased its control over several tributary states.
The film revolves around Gary Barbar, who suffers repeated nightmares and later unveils as the reincarnation and reunion of Ifagbai, the son of Eghosa the Oba’s warrior, his long-lost lover, Esohe. [3] [4] The film has been shot in Benin City, Nigeria. [5] The film received mostly positive critical acclaim, and was screened worldwide. [6]