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EDO DYNASTIES

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Segun Toyin Dawodu,

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INDEPENDENT OGISOS OF THE FIRST DYNASTY OF THE BENIN KINGDOM AND THE EMPIRE 355 BC to 1092 AD.

OGISO	NAME OF CAPITAL
IGODO or OBAGODO	IGODOMIGODO
ERE	ILE
ORIRE	ILE
ODIA	ILE
IGHIDO	ILE
EVBOBO	ILE
OGBEIDE	ILE
EMEHEN	ILE
AKHUANKHUAN	ILE
EKPIGHO	ILE
EFESEKE	ILE
IRUDIA	ILE
ETEBOWE	ILE
ODION	ILE
IMARHAN	ILE
ORRIA	ILE
EMOSE (Female)	ILE
ORRORRO (Female)	ILE
IRREBO	ILE
OGBOMO	ILE
AGBONZEKE	ILE
EDIAE	ILE
ORIAGBA	ILE
ODOLIGIE	ILE
UWA	ILE
EHENEDEN	ILE
OHUEDE	ILE
ODUWA	ILE
OBIOYE	ILE
ARIGHO	ILE
OWODO	ILE
EVIAN (Administrator)	ILE
OGIEMWEN (Administrator)	ILE

THE SECOND DYNASTY AND PERIOD OF INDEPENDENT OBASHIP OF BENIN KINGDOM AND EMPIRE 1180 AD - 1897 AD.

*OBA*	*PERIOD (A.D.)*	*NAME OF CAPITAL*
EWEKA 1	1180 - 1246	ILE IBINU
UWUAKHUAHEN	1246 - 1250	ILE IBINU
EHENMIHEN	1250 - 1260	ILE IBINU
EWEDO	1260 - 1274	UBINI
OGUOLA	1274 - 1287	UBINI
EDONI	1287 - 1292	UBINI
UDAGBEDO	1292 - 1329	UBINI
OHEN	1329 - 1366	UBINI
EGBEKA	1366 - 1397	UBINI
OROBIRU	1397 - 1434	UBINI
UWAIFIOKUN	1434 - 1440	UBINI
EWUARE the Great	1440 - 1473	EDO
EZOTI	1473 - 1475	EDO
OLUA	1475 - 1480	EDO
OZOLUA	1480 - 1504	EDO
ESIGIE	1504 - 1547	EDO
ORHOGBUA	1547 - 1580	EDO
EHENGBUDA	1580 - 1602	EDO
OHUAN	1602 - 1656	EDO
OHENZAE	1656 - 1661	EDO
AKENZAE	1661 - 1669	EDO
AKENGBOI	1669 - 1675	EDO
AKENKBAYE	1675 - 1684	EDO
AKENGBEDO	1684 - 1689	EDO
ORE-OGHENE	1689 - 1701	EDO
EWUAKPE	1701 - 1712	EDO
OZUERE	1712 - 1713	EDO
AKENZUA 1	1713 - 1740	EDO
ERESOYEN	1740 - 1750	EDO
AKENGBUDA	1750 - 1804	EDO
OBANOSA	1804 - 1816	EDO
OGBEBO	1816 - 1816	EDO
OSEMWENDE	1816 - 1848	EDO
ADOLO	1848 - 1888	EDO
OVONRAMWEN NOGBAISI	1888 - 1914	EDO

THE SECOND DYNASTY AND PERIOD OF DEPENDENT OBASHIP IN BENIN KINDOM 1914 AD to DATE.

OBA

PERIOD (A.D.)

NAME OF CAPITAL

EWEKA 11

1914 - 1933

EDO (BENIN - CITY)

AKENZUA 11

1933 - 1978

EDO (BENIN - CITY)

EREDIAUWA

1979 - to date

EDO (BENIN - CITY)

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