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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.
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 ...
Ohuan (also spelled Ouan), originally known as Prince Odogbo, was the nineteenth Oba of Benin who ruled from circa 1606 AD to 1641 AD. He was the only son of Ehengbuda, and he succeeded his father after his death. He is known for his unusual birth story, his rebellion against his Iyase Ogina, and his expansion of the Benin Kingdom through warfare.
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.
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]
Brass plaque of Oba Orhogbua at Horniman Museum. The eldest son of Oba Orhogbua and Iyoba Umelu, Ehengbuda ascended the throne as the eighteenth Oba of Benin around 1578 AD.. During his father's absence at war, he faced an accusation of attempted usurpation by the Uwangue of Uselu, [1] a senior chief and head of the Royal Society of the House of Iwebo.
The first oba of Benin was Eweka I, who was the son of Oranmiyan, a prince from Ife, another powerful West African kingdom. [1] The obas of Benin claimed descent from Oranmiyan and the Yoruba people, but they also adopted and adapted the culture and traditions of the Edo people. [2]
Ewuakpe's rule as the Oba of Benin is noted for constitutional changes. [1] He implemented a succession law that established the right of the firstborn son to succeed the throne, a practice that persists in the Benin constitution. [1] After his death, his second son, Ozuere, defied this law, leading to a civil dispute. [4]