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Adaigbo
Obi of Ogwashi-Uku
Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom
- Title
- Obi of Ogwashi-Uku
- Succession
- 1st Obi of Ogwashi-Uku
- Reigned
- c. 1480 – c. 1520
- Lived
- c. 1450 – c. 1520
- Children
- Aku
About
Adaigbo (also spelled Odaigbo) is traditionally remembered as the founder and first Obi of the Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom in present-day Delta State, Nigeria. According to oral histories, he was a prince and descendant of Eze Nri from Agukwu Nri who, according to some traditions, was banished from Nri for committing an abomination, and led a group of Nri migrants who encountered the earlier Ikelike (Benin-origin) settlers at the site. Adaigbo imposed leadership based on Igbo customs and tradition on the existing settlers, establishing the Obiship (monarchy) system in what became the Ogwashi-Uku kingdom. His original republican-style system later gave way to the hereditary kingship pattern influenced by Benin tradition.
Notable facts
- Founder and first Obi of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom
- Descendant of Eze Nri from Agukwu Nri
- According to tradition, was banished from Nri for committing an abomination
- Led Nri migrants who met the Ikelike (Benin-origin) settlers already on the land
- Introduced the Obiship (monarchy) system to Ogwashi-Uku based on Igbo customs
- His initial republican system later gave way to a hereditary system influenced by Benin tradition
🔗 Sources
- Anioma State Debate: Prince Onyema and Dr. Nwaezeigwe's Historical Perspectives
- The Quest For Africa's True Identity, History & Culture: GREAT BENIN ORIGIN OF ONITSHA
- A REVIEW OF THE BOOK “THE KINGMAKER: BIOGRAPHY OF JUSTICE EUSTACE OKAFOR AZOMANI AND THE HISTORY OF THE OGBOLI COMMUNITY OF ISSELE-UKU”
- About Ogwashi-Ukwu -The Crusade Venue – Anioma For Christ Crusade Foundation
- Ogwashi Uku Kingdom – Niger Delta People
- HISTORY OF IBUZOR, OGWASHI-UKU AND AKUKWU-IGBO – IPOB ONTARIO
Where Adaigbo fits
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