Wp/igl/Oba of Benin

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 chi ajofe kpai éné ki gwo ñyi culture Edo people manyi abo Edoid. kingdom Benin Akwobi chi Dahomey ma dó.) O ñwu amone la nana tule ojane Edo.

Amí Oba Benin Lingdom

Ódò (1180–1440)

Oba Oguola. Museum of Black Civilisations, Dakar.

• Eweka I (1200 AD- 1235AD)
• Uwakhuanhen (1235 AD- 1243 AD)
• Ehenmihen (1243 AD – 1255 AD)
• Ewedo (1255 AD- 1280 AD)
• Oguola (128- AD- 1295 AD)
• Edoni (1295 AD – 1299 AD)
• Udagbedo (1299 AD – 1325 AD)
• Ohen (1325 AD – 1370 AD)
• Egbeka (1370 AD – 1400 AD)
• Orobiru (1400 AD – 1430 AD)
• Uwaifiokun (1430 AD – 1440 AD):

Ódò (1440–1897)

Orhogbua

• Ewuare The Great (1440 AD – 1473 AD)
• Ezoti (Reigned for 14 days)
• Olua (1473 AD – 1480 AD)
• Ozolua (1480 AD – 1504 AD)
• Esigie (1504 AD – 1550 AD)
• Orhogbua (1550 AD – 1578 AD)
• Ehengbuda (1578 AD -1606 AD)
• Ohuan (1606 AD – 1641 AD)
• Ohenzae (1641 AD – 1661 AD)
• Akenzae (1661 AD – 1669 AD)
• Akengboi ( 1669 AD – 1675 AD)
• Akenkpaye (1675 AD – 1684 AD)
• Akengbedo (1684 AD – 1689 AD)
• Oroghene (1689 AD – 1700 AD)
• Ewuakpe (1700 AD – 1712 AD)
• Ozuere (1712 AD – 1713 AD)
• Akenzua I (1713 AD – 1735 AD)
• Eresoyen (1735 AD – 1750 AD)
• Akengbuda (1750 AD – 1804 AD)
• Obanosa (1804 AD – 1816 AD)
• Ogbebo (1816 AD – 1816 AD) (Reigned for eight months)
• Osemwede (1816 AD – 1848 AD)
• Adolo (1848 AD – 1888 AD)
• Ovonramwen N'Ogbaise (1888 AD – 1914 AD)

• Eweka II (1914 AD – 1933 AD)
• Akenzua II (1933 AD – 1978 AD)
• Erediauwa (1979–2016)
• Ewuare II (2016 – present)

Go gé

• Iyoba of Benin
• Ogiso
• Akenzua II

External links

• Africa Reparations Movement | Campaign for the return of the Benin Bronzes
• Stories of royalty in brass. Collections Multimedia Public Access System, The British Museum, 2000. Accessed 6 September 2006.
• "The Obas that ruled Benin after the Ogiso dynasty". Edofolks – List of Obas of Benin
• Benin kingdom Obas 1200AD–Date (with photos) {source Edoworld}
• Benin Monarchial system {source Edoworld}
• Benin Traditional Temple and Cultural Center to the world
• Royal Art of Benin: The Perls Collection, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on several Obas of Benin