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Akengbuwa I

Olu of Warri
Warri Kingdom
Title
Olu of Warri
Succession
16th Olu of Warri
Reigned
1795 – 1848
Lived
? – 1848
Father
Erejuwa I

About

Olu Akengbuwa was the 16th Olu of Warri who ruled over the Kingdom of Warri. He succeeded his father Olu Erejuwa I as the 16th Olu of Warri. He took the title, Ogiame Akengbuwa. He was also called Eyeolusan Joao. The death of Olu Akengbuwa in 1848, followed shortly by the deaths of his designated successors, Prince Omateye and Prince Ejo, triggered an 88-year interregnum in the Warri Kingdom.

Notable facts

  • 16th Olu of Warri, reigned 1795–1848
  • Took the royal title Ogiame Akengbuwa and was also known as Eyeolusan Joao
  • Son and successor of Olu Erejuwa I (15th Olu of Warri)
  • His death in 1848, followed by the deaths of his designated successors Prince Omateye and Prince Ejo, triggered an 88-year interregnum in the Warri Kingdom
  • His son Prince Oritsemone left Ode-Itsekiri during the succession crisis to found the Usele Community
  • Was the last Olu before the interregnum; his great-grandson Ginuwa II was crowned in 1936 to restore the Oluship

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