Akenzua II
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Ọmọ n'Ọba n'Ẹdo Uku Akpọlọkpọlọ, Akenzua II was the thirty-seventh Oba of Benin reigning from 1933 until his death in 1978.
Akenzua II, c. 1936
Akenzua II's ancestral altars, 1936
Statue of Akenzua II.
Oba of Benin
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The Oba of Benin is the traditional ruler and the custodian of the culture of the Edo people and all Edoid people. The then Kingdom of Benin has continued to be mostly populated by the Edo. The dynast
Akenzua II
…Ọmọ n'Ọba n'Ẹdo Uku Akpọlọkpọlọ, Akenzua II (7 January 1899 – 11 June 1978) was the thirty-seventh Oba of Benin reigning from 1933 until his death in 1978. Akenzua II attended Benin Government School from 1907, then King's College, Lagos, from 1918, passing the…
Ovonramwen, Oba of Benin from 1888- January 1898
Oba of Benin Regalia
An Oba on horseback with attendants from 16th century
An Oba of Benin from the late 17th century