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Ezebue I

Obi of Aboh
Aboh Kingdom
Title
Obi of Aboh
Succession
3rd Obi of Aboh
Reigned
c. 1530 – c. 1565
Lived
? – c. 1565
Father
Udogwu I
Children
Osei I

About

Ezebue I, also known as Ezebu, was the third Obi of the Aboh Kingdom, an Ukwuani state in present-day Delta State, Nigeria. He succeeded his father, Udogwu I, around 1530 and ruled until approximately 1565. His reign belongs to the early dynastic period of the kingdom, a time when Aboh was establishing itself as a significant political and commercial centre along the lower Niger River. Details of his life and specific accomplishments are not preserved in surviving records, but as a direct descendant of the founder Oputa, he continued the royal lineage that shaped the kingdom’s identity.

Notable facts

  • Ezebue I was the third Obi of Aboh, an Ukwuani kingdom in the Niger Delta region of present-day Nigeria.
  • He was the son of Udogwu I, the second Obi.
  • His reign is traditionally dated to circa 1530–1565.
  • He is also recorded under the name Ezebu in some oral traditions.

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