The Royal Houses of Delta State

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Oseni III

Dein of Agbor
Agbor Kingdom
Title
Dein of Agbor
Succession
15th Dein of Agbor
Reigned
c. 1890 – c. 1920
Father
Ezechi II
Children
Ika III

About

Oseni III was the 15th Dein of Agbor, a traditional monarch of the Agbor Kingdom, which is part of the Ika ethnic group in present-day Delta State, Nigeria. The Dein title is a sacred kingship, and the ruler serves as the custodian of Agbor customs and spiritual traditions. His reign is generally placed between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a period when the region came under increasing British colonial influence. While specific events or personal details about Oseni III are not documented in widely accessible records, the Dein's role would have involved maintaining internal order, overseeing customary law, and mediating relations with colonial administrators. The Agbor Kingdom, with its capital at Agbor, has a history of resisting external domination, and the Dein's authority was likely tested by the changes of the era.

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