Ewuare (also Ewuare the Great or Ewuare I), originally known as Prince Ogun, was the twelfth Oba of the Benin Empire from 1440 until 1473. Ewuare became king in a violent coup against …

May 6, 2021 · Ewuare (also known as Ewuare the Great or Ewuare I) was the Oba (king) of the Benin Empire from 1440 to 1473. Ewuare became king after a violent coup against his brother …

Ewuare II (born 20 October 1953) was crowned the Oba of Benin on 20 October 2016. [2] . He is the 40th Oba, [3][a] a title created for the Head of State (Emperor) of the Benin Empire at …

…under the most famous oba, Ewuare the Great (reigned c. 1440–80), who was described as a great warrior and magician. He established a hereditary succession to the throne and vastly …

Nov 22, 2022 · Oba Ewuare the Great became the king of the Benin Empire in 1440 after a violent coup against his brother, Uwaifiokun, during whose reign Benin suffered great loss and …

May 13, 2021 · Oba Ewuare, also known as Oba Ewuare I or Ewuare the Great, ruled the ancient Benin Kingdom from 1440 to 1473. He became the Oba of Benin after violently overthrowing …

Known as Oba (king) Ewuare the Great, Ewuare Ogidigan, who was originally named Ogun, ruled the kingdom of Benin from 1440 until his death in 1473. Ewuare had a reputation for being a …

Dec 19, 2023 · Ewuare ruled the kingdom, in what is now part of southern Nigeria, from 1440 until 1473. He was the first powerful oba, or king, by virtue of stripping the authority of the uzama, a …

Oba Ewuare the great, was the most dynamic, innovative and successful Oba in the history of Edo kingdom. Under him, Edo was completely transformed religiously, politically, socially, …

Aug 1, 2018 · Oba Ewuare became king of Benin City in modern-day Nigeria after overthrowing his brother Uwaifiokun in what is described as one of the most violent coups and sibling fights …