Ozolua
Sign in to saveOzolua, originally known as Prince Okpame, was the fifteenth Oba of the Kingdom of Benin who reigned from . He greatly expanded the Kingdom through warfare and increased contact with the Portuguese Empire, and was later called , meaning Ozolua the Conqueror in Edo. He was an important Oba in the history of the Kingdom of Benin and retains importance in the folklore and celebrations of the region.
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Benin Empire
- Place of birth
- Benin Empire
- Place of death
- Benin Empire
- Spouse
- Idia
- Father
- Ewuare
- Occupation
- ruler
- Position held
- Oba of Benin
- Languages spoken
- Edo
- Noble title
- king
- Image
- Oba Ozolua - MCN 4185.jpg
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- date of death
- 1504-00-00
- date of birth
- 1500-00-00
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Ozolua, originally known as Prince Okpame, was the fifteenth Oba of the Kingdom of Benin who reigned from . He greatly expanded the Kingdom through warfare and increased contact with the Portuguese Empire, and was later called , meaning Ozolua the Conqueror in Edo. He was an important Oba in the history of the Kingdom of Benin and retains importance in the folklore and celebrations of the region.
== History == Prince Okpame was the third and the youngest son of Ewuare who had significantly expanded the Kingdom of Benin during his reign from 1440 until 1473. Following the death of Ewuare, his eldest surviving son, Esi, was assassinated by a poison arrow at his coronation and his second oldest son, Olua, ruled with significant domestic dissent for seven years. After a short-lived rule of the kingdom by a collection of chieftains, Prince Okpame was named the Oba in 1483 after a three-year interregnum and took the name Ozolua.
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