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    Aiguobasinwin Ovonramwen, Eweka II (died February 1933) was the thirty-sixth Oba of Benin, reigning from 1914 to 1933. He was the son of Ovonramwen (ruled...
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    April 1933 following the death of his father, Eweka II (r.1914 – 1933) in February that year. Oba Akenzua II was dedicated to the provision of western education...
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    AD) Eweka II (1914 AD – 1933 AD) Akenzua II (1933 AD – 1978 AD) Erediauwa (1979–2016) Ewuare II (2016 – present) Iyoba of Benin Ogiso Akenzua II "The...
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    his first son and legitimate heir, Prince Aguobasimwin, who ruled as Eweka II. Eweka, Iro (1998). Dawn to Dusk: Folk Tales from Benin. Taylor & Francis...
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  • to the dismay of the newly installed Oba Eweka II. Consequently, a power struggle ensued between Oba Eweka II and Obaseki, the new Iyase of Benin. The...
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    is located at the heart of ancient City of Benin. It was rebuilt by Oba Eweka II (1914–1932) after the original building was destroyed during the 1897 war...
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  • Eweka I renamed his empire Edo, and since then its people have been called Edo people (or ovbi-ẹdo, "child[ren] of Edo"). The current Oba, Ewuare II,...
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  • Benin Expedition of 1897. In 1914, when the Benin throne was restored to Eweka II, Oba Ovonramwen’sfirst son, some of the craftsmen who had fled during the...
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    alongside some other royals. The current palace is a reconstruction by Eweka II after the original was destroyed in 1897 by the British. Rwanda is host...
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  • Akenzuas after his father Akenzua II, and his uncles and their heirs, named the Ewekas after his grandfather Eweka II. In the case of the comparatively...
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  • Lagos. The book was published with the knowledge and editorial approval of Eweka II, and the materials were sourced from Benin royal court sources. Egharevba...
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    1924-1929. He died on 11 April 1929 in Benin City during the reign of Oba Eweka II. He was one of the few chiefs in Benin Kingdom who built and lived in expansive...
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    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...
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  • until age 15, where he learned carving skills serving as a page under Oba Eweka II of Benin. Idah was employment as a carpenter with the Public Works Department...
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    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...
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    Winston (1997b). "Continuity and Change: The Ivories of Ovonramwen and Eweka II". African Arts. 30 (3). UCLA James S. Coleman African Studies Center: 68–96...
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  • Winston (1997). "Continuity and Change: The Ivories of Ovonramwen and Eweka II". African Arts. 30 (3): 68–96. doi:10.2307/3337502. JSTOR 3337502. Blackmun...
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  • Princess Erimwinde, the daughter of Owodo, at Egor, the couple had a son, Eweka. Entrusting his son to Chief Evian, the Odionwere (head of the elders) of...
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    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...
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  • Oba Akenzua II, in a ceremony held in Benin City, Nigeria, on 23 March 1979. Erediauwa was born on 22 June 1923, son of Oba Akenzua II. Before being...
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  • 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)...
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  • Muhammad al-Nasir, Caliph (1199–1213) Benin Kingdom of Benin (complete list) – Eweka I, Oba (1180–1246) Nigeria Kingdom of Kano (complete list) – Gijimasu dan...
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    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 Hall Use;...
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    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...
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  • Ife, Egba, Ketu, Sabe, Oyo, Ijero and the Ilas Ado royal family of Lagos Eweka royal family of Benin Omoremilekun Asodeboyede royal family of Akure House...
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    Ile Ife, after a period of service in Benin, he left behind a child named Eweka that he had in the interim with an indigenous princess of Benin, Erinmwinde...
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  • as he was not the first choice of Oba Akenzua II. Both families had a history, Akenzua's father, Oba Eweka and Obaseki's father, Agho, the Iyase were antagonists...
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    from Benin Kingdom, he married a Benin woman with whom he had a son called Eweka who later proceeded to the throne, and is the progenitor of all the Obas...
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    original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020. "Eweka 4446 Days Retention". Eweka.nl. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved...
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  • Ooduan dynasty) Ado dynasty of Lagos (a cadet branch of the Ooduan dynasty) Eweka dynasty of Benin (a cadet branch of the Ooduan dynasty) Sayfawa dynasty...
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