- pla**** a role in
founding the Oba
dynasty after being invited by the
Edionevbo council to
address the
governance crisis in
Benin following the decline...
- son Ogiamwen,
thereby creating a new
royal dynasty, was resisted. The
Edionevbo (ruling
council of chiefs)
refused to
sanction the move, and sent emissaries...
- to his son Ogiamwen,
creating a new
royal dynasty, was resisted. The
Edionevbo (the
ruling council of Uzama)
refused to
sanction the move, and sent emissaries...
- to his son Ogiamwen,
creating a new
royal dynasty, was resisted. The
Edionevbo (ruling council)
refused to
sanction the move, and sent
emissaries requesting...
-
Ogiso Odoligie and
likewise a
descendant of Oriagba. He had
reached the
Edionevbo ("senior
community chiefs") age
grade but had not yet
attained the rank...
-
regnal name Oduwa. However, this
enthronement angered many
Edionwere and
Edionevbo ("senior
community chiefs"),
whose ambitions to
influence the succession...
-
reflected in the
actions of the nobles,
especially the
Enigie ("dukes") and
Edionevbo ("senior
community chiefs"), who
began governing their territories with...
