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Ovonramwen, Oba of Benin from 1888- January 1898An Oba on horseback with attendants from 16th centuryAn 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 Republic of Benin, which was then known as Dahomey)[1] has continued to be mostly populated by the Edo (also known as Benin ethnic group).
In 1897, a British military force of approximately 1,200 men under the command of Sir Harry Rawson mounted the Benin punitive Expedition.[2] The force was dispatched in retaliation to the ambush of a British party, at Ugbine village near Gwato on 4 January 1897 by a group of Benin soldiers who were acting without orders from the Oba; the ambush had led to the deaths of all but two of the British party. The British force captured the capital of the Kingdom of Benin, sacking and burning the city while forcing the Oba of Benin, Ovonramwen, into a six-month exile.[3] The expeditionary force consisted of both indigenous soldiers and British officers based in colonial-era Nigeria. Numerous artworks (collectively known as the Benin Bronzes) looted from the city palace were sold off to defray the costs of the expedition.[4][5] Ovonramwen died in 1914,[6] his throne never having been restored to him.[7] His son, grandson and now his great-grandson, however, has preserved their title and status as traditional rulers in modern-day Nigeria.[8]
The ObaofBenin is the traditional ruler and the custodian of the culture of the Edo people and all Edoid people. The then Kingdom ofBenin (not to be...
Oyo and Benin to this day.[citation needed] Aside from Benin City, the system of rule of the Oba in the empire, even through the golden age of the kingdom...
repatriated Benin Bronzes turned over to the ownership of Ewuare II, the current ObaofBenin and direct descendant of the ruler ofBenin overthrown by...
elaborate court ceremonial life in which the ObaofBenin, his warriors, chiefs and titleholders, priests, members of the palace societies and their constituent...
Southern region of Nigeria. Primarily made of cast bronze and carved ivory, Benin art was produced mainly for the court of the ObaofBenin – a divine ruler...
– 1235 AD) was the first ObaofBenin and presided over the kingdom's shift from the Ogiso Dynasty to the establishment of the Obaship. His 35-year reign...
of Ife to rule Benin City and founded the Oba dynasty in Benin City. Benin imperialism was started in the last decade of the thirteen century by Oba Ewedo...
thirty-seventh ObaofBenin reigning from 1933 until his death in 1978. Akenzua II was enthroned as ObaofBenin in April 1933 following the death of his father...
supposed to be the Oba by right and tradition but was subsequently defeated in battle. Esigie’s mother became the 17th ObaofBenin. Idia first entered...
Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi, also called Overami, was the thirty-fifth Ọbaof the Kingdom ofBenin reigning from c. 1888 AD – c. 1897 AD, up until the British...
the 39th ObaofBenin, traditional ruler of the Edo people in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Formerly known as Prince Solomon Akenzua, Oba Erediauwa's...
1953) was crowned the ObaofBenin on 20 October 2016. He is the 40th Oba, a title created for the Head of State (Emperor) of the Benin Empire at some time...
son ofOba Ozolua, who reigned in the late 15th century, and his second wife, Queen Idia. He was the sixteenth Oba who ruled the medieval Benin Kingdom...
twelfth Obaof the Benin Empire from 1440 until 1473. Ewuare became king in a violent coup against his brother Uwaifiokun which destroyed much ofBenin City...
Efabo, was the fourth Obaof the Kingdom ofBenin who reigned from c. 1255 AD – c. 1280 AD. He was the only son and successor of Ehenmihen. He is credited...
The Benin Moat (Edo: Iyanuwo), also known as the Benin Iya, or Walls ofBenin, are a series of massive earthworks encircling Benin City in Nigeria's Edo...
The name "Benin" (and "Bini") is a Portuguese corruption, ultimately from the word "Ubini", which came into use during the reign ofOba (ruler) Ewuare...
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 ofOba Oguola, who had conquered...
under Oba Adolo. His family are descendants ofOba Ehengbuda, the ObaofBenin from 1578 to 1604. They migrated from Benin to Nsukwa. The first Obi of Nsukwa...
foodstuffs around the Oba Market in the ancient Benin kingdom during the reign ofOba Uwaifiokun and Prince Ogun, who later took the name "Oba Ewuare the Great"...
being paid to the ObaofBenin and stopped any appeal cases being taken from Esanland to the Oba's Palace for retrial during the time of Ozolua n'Ibarmoi...
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