Ewedo was the fourth Oba of the Kingdom of Benin. He was born to a woman connected to the royal line but raised among the Ilaje at Ugho‑Mahin before returning to Benin, where he was crowned Oba under
Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin built by Ewedo and rebuilt by Eweka II after the Benin Expedition of 1897
Oguola was the fifth Oba of the Kingdom of Benin and the second son of Ewedo. He acceded to the throne following his father's death, during the absence of his elder brother Obuobu, who was engaged in
Bronze statue of Oguola on display at Museum of Black Civilisations in Dakar