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Agbon Kingdom
Agbon Kingdom is located in Nigeria
Agbon Kingdom
Agbon Kingdom
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 5°55′N 5°45′E / 5.917°N 5.750°E / 5.917; 5.750
CountryNigeria
StateDelta State
Government
 • TypeMonarchy
 • Ovie (King)HRM Ogurime-Rime Ukori I

The Agbon Kingdom (also Agbon ẹkwuotọ )[1] is one of twenty-four subunits of the Urhobo people that have been in existence since before the rise of the Benin Empire in the 1440s and before the arrival of the Portuguese in the Western Niger Delta in the 1480s.[1]

It is located in Ethiope East Local Government Area In Delta State, Nigeria. Which occupies a large space of about 375 square kilometres. This kingdom is surrounded by other Urhobo communities in the locality.

The traditional seat of government in this kingdom is located at Isiokolo.

  1. ^ a b Peter P. Ekeh (April 26, 2008). "On the Matter of Clans and Kingdoms in Urhobo History and Culture". Urhobo Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-08-17.

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