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OGISO DYNASTY
Early Benin Rulers before the Oba’s Dynasty

1

Igodo or Obagodo

40 BC - 16 AD

2

Ere the Great

16 - 66 AD

3

Orire

66 - 100 AD

As a result of Ogiso Orire dying without a male child. There was an interregnum of 284 years (100 AD - 384 AD), where 19 Edionere Ogiso reigned.

 

1

Odia

385 - 400 AD

2

Oghido

400 - 414 AD

3

Evbuobo

414 - 432 AD

4

Ogbeide

432 - 447 AD

5

Emehe

447 - 466 AD

6

Ekpigho

466 - 482 AD

7

Akhuankhuan

482 - 494 AD

8

Efeseke

492 - 508 AD

9

Irudia

508 - 522 AD

10

Orria

522 - 537 AD

11

Imarhan

537 - 548 AD

12

Etebowe

548 - 567 AD

13

Odion

567 - 548 AD

14

Emose

584 - 600 AD

15

Ororo

600 - 618 AD

16

Erebo

618 - 632 AD

17

Ogbomo

632 - 647 AD

18

Agbonzeke

647 - 665 AD

19

Ediae

665 - 685 AD
End of Ogiso era (40 BC - 685 AD) also referred to as the era of IGODOMIGODO

1

Orriagba Negho

685 AD - 712 AD

2

Odoligie

712 AD - 767 AD

3

Uwa

767 AD - 821 AD

4

Eheneden

821 AD - 871 AD

5

Ohuede

871 AD -917 AD

6

Oduwa

917 AD - 967 AD

7

Obioye

967 AD - 1012 AD

8

Arigho

1012 AD - 1059 AD

9

Owodo
(The last Ogiso before the Oba’s Dynasty and father of Ekaladerhan who was banished from Benin Kingdom  and found UHE (IFE) with his other name IZODUA (ODUDUWA)

1059 AD - 1100 AD

 


 

800 YEARS OF THE BENIN OBA'S DYNASTY

1

Eweka 1 Grandson of Ekaladerhan (IZODUA)

1200 – 1240 AD

2

Uwakhuanhen

1240 – 1246 AD

3

Ehenmihen

1246 – 1250 AD

4

Ewedo

1250 – 1280 AD

5

Oguola

1280 – 1300 AD

6

Edoni

1300 – 1315 AD

7

Udagbedo

1315 – 1340 AD

8

Ohen

1340 – 1384 AD

9

Egbeka

1384 – 1400 AD

10

Orobiru

1400 – 1430 AD

11

Uwaifiokun

1430 – 1440 AD

12

Ewuare  (The  Great)

1440 – 1473 AD

13

Ezoti

1473 – 1473 AD (Reigned for 14 days)

14

Olua

1473 – 1481 AD

15

Ozolua

1481 – 1504 AD

16

Esigie

1504 – 1550 AD

17

Orhogbua

1550 – 1578 AD

18

Ehengbuda

1578 – 1606 AD

19

Ohuan

1606– 1641 AD

20

Ohenzae

1641 – 1661 AD

21

Akenzae

1661 – 1669 AD

22

Akengboi

1669 – 1675 AD

23

Akenkpaye

1675 – 1684 AD

24

Akengbedo

1684 – 1689 AD

25

Ore - Oghene

1689 – 1700 AD

26

Ewuakpe

1700 – 1712 AD

27

Ozuere

1712 – 1713 AD

28

Akenzua 1

1713 – 1735 AD

29

Eresoyen

1735 – 1750 AD

30

Akengbuda

1750 – 1804 AD

31

Obanosa

1804 – 1816 AD

32

Ogbedo

1816 – 1816 AD (Reigned for 8 months)

33

Osemwende

1816 – 1848 AD

34

Adolo

1848 – 1888 AD

35

Ovonramwen

1888 – 1914 AD

36

Eweka II

1914 – 1933 AD

37

Akenzua II

1933 – 1978 AD

38

Erediauwa

1979 – to date

 

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