Ovonramwen
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Ovonramwen was the thirty-fifth Oba of the Kingdom of Benin and its final ruler before the kingdom lost its political independence at the end of the nineteenth century. He succeeded his father, Adolo,
Ovonramwen aboard the Niger Coast Protectorate yacht Ivy while being taken into exile, 1897
An ancestral shrine in the royal palace, photographed by Cyril Punch in May 1891.
Interior of the Oba's compound after the British occupation of Benin in 1897; bronze plaques are visible in the foreground.
Ovonramwen with members of his family in Calabar, 1912.
Kingdom of Benin
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The Kingdom of Benin or Empire of Benin, also known as Great Benin, is a traditional kingdom in southern Nigeria. It has no historical relation to the modern republic of Benin, which was known as Daho
Ovonramwen
…Ovonramwen (born Idugbowa; 1857 – 14 January 1914; rendered Overami in British records) was the thirty-fifth Oba ('king') of the Kingdom of Benin and its final ruler before the kingdom lost its political independence at the end of the nineteenth century. He succeeded his father, Adolo, in either…
The leopard, totem of the kings and emperors of Benin
The python, totem of the kings and emperors of Benin
Bronze head of a queen mother, early 16th century
A Benin Bronze depicts a Portuguese merchant with brass manillas in the background