Eweka I (reigned 1200 AD – 1235 AD) was a monarch in the history of the Benin Kingdom, overseeing an era during the transition from the Ogiso Dynasty...

July 1914. He took the name Eweka II after the 13th-century founder of the dynasty and the first Oba of Benin, Eweka I. Eweka II rebuilt the royal palace...

Eweka I (meaning: greatly annoyed or out of patience), later changed to Eweka. Replacing the era of the ogiso, the oba dynasty was founded by Eweka I...

Kingdom of Benin, reigning from 1235 AD to 1243 AD. He was the son of Eweka I, the initiator of the Oba dynasty and the inaugural ruler to bear the title...

preserved their title and status as traditional rulers in modern-day Nigeria. Eweka I (1200 AD – 1235AD) Uwakhuahen (1235 AD – 1243 AD) Ehenmihen (1243 AD –...

Duke) of Egor, as a wife. Eweka I was the result of this union. Oranmiyan was never to return to Benin. In his place, Eweka I became king [Oba of Benin]become...

first Oba (meaning "king" or "ruler") of Benin and changed his name to Eweka I. He consolidated his power by defeating the remaining Ogiso loyalists and...

reign over the people". He arranged for his son born to him by Erinmwinde, Eweka, to be made king in his place, and returned to Yorubaland thereafter. His...

al-Nasir, Caliph (1199–1213) Benin Kingdom of Benin (complete list) – Eweka I, Oba (1180–1246) Nigeria Kingdom of Kano (complete list) – Gijimasu dan...

name associated in oral traditions with this period of renewal is Eweka I. Yet, Eweka I's ambition to reunite the polity met with fierce opposition and competing...

Ọranmiyan of Ife, the father of Ẹwẹka I, the Ọba of Benin, was also the father of Ajaka, Alaafin of Ọyọ. Ọọni of Ifẹ. Ọba Ẹwẹka later changed the name of the...

Died 1578 AD Benin City Burial Benin City Issue Ehengbuda Ashipa, Eleko of Eko House Eweka I Father Esigie Mother Elaba Religion Traditional, Catholic...

Yusuf an-Nasr, Sultan (1286–1307) Benin Kingdom of Benin (complete list) – Eweka I, Oba (1180–1246) Uwuakhuahen, Oba (1246–1250) Henmihen, Oba (1250–1260)...

Dakar Oba of Benin Reign 1483 AD – 1504 AD Predecessor Olua Successor Esigie Died 1504 (1505) Benin City Spouse Idia Ohonmi House Eweka I Father Ewuare...

capital at Umoghumwun has been traced to Prince Idu, the eldest son of Oba Eweka I." Eseohe Arhebamen is the oldest of five siblings and frequently played...

to the Eweka dynasty. The book outlines the founding and expansion of Benin City, the capital of the Benin Empire, by Oba Ewedo and Oba Eweka I. It also...

concurrent with the founding of the Benin Kingdom by Eweka I. In accordance with oral tradition, Eweka I, the son of Oranmiyan, a Yoruba prince from Ile-Ife...

Non-indigenes (in Danish). Emmanuel Publications. Retrieved 29 September 2023. Eweka, I. (1998). Dawn to Dusk: Folk Tales from Benin. Frank Cass. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-7146-4362-5...

against their previous rulers, the Ogisos. The first oba of Benin was Eweka I, who was the son of Oranmiyan, a prince from Ife, another powerful West...

that is now known as Ipele (Ùpelè). They were direct descendants of Oba Eweka I of Benin Kingdom, the son of Ọ̀rànmíyàn and grandson of Odùduwà of Ile-Ife...

Anderson, Nelson & United States. Department of the Army 1979, p. 449. Eweka, I. (1998). Dawn to Dusk: Folk Tales from Benin. Frank Cass. ISBN 978-0-7146-4362-5...

Shillington, ed. (2005). Encyclopedia of African History (Vol. I ed.). New York: Taylor & Francis. Eweka, Iro (1998). Dawn to Dusk: Folktales from Benin. New York:...

Benin, where the throne name of Erediauwa I became the surname of all of his immediate family in the Eweka royal house of the state, thus nominally tying...

Oranmiyan in a direct male line through his father, via the first Oba of Benin, Eweka, who was a son of Oranmiyan, and an ancestor to Olu Ginuwa and Oba Ewuare...

Use; Eweka Primary School Use I; Eweka Primary School Use II; Eweka Primary School Use III; Eweka Primary School Use IV; Eweka Primary School Use V; Use Town...

George, Renato Romano, Marina Coffa, Annamaria Chio, Mike Forrest, Bruce Eweka, Jessica Dublin, Larry Laurence, Sebastian Segriff, Al Hassan, Art Johnson...

full title was His Royal Majesty Omo n'Oba n'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Erediauwa I. He was succeeded by Ewuare II. Oba Erediauwa took on the title and duties...

Nigerian History. Hebn Publishers. pp. 89, 95. ISBN 978-978-129-954-4. Mikai, I.K. (2016). Corruption and Nigerian Political Economy. UUM Press. pp. 39–40...

again, this time to Benin, in 1918. His presence in Benin unsettled Oba Eweka II, the then ruling Oba, who objected to the British Resident at Benin against...

choice of Oba Akenzua II. Both families had a history, Akenzua's father, Oba Eweka and Obaseki's father, Agho, the Iyase were antagonists. After reforms in...