HISTORY OF UGU KINGDOM: THE CHILD KINGDOM OF BENIN, AND OBA UWAKHUAHE THE SON OF OBA EWEKA ,AND GRANDSON OF ORANMIYAN THE GREAT.
The Kingdom of Benin split in two 800 years ago, shortly after the founding of the OBAS dynasty in Benin. The dissolution occurred towards the end of the reign of Oba UWAKHUAHEN, the second Oba of the dynasty. Two kingdoms that emerged from the collapse of the Old Kingdom, viz.Volume. The kingdom of Ogisos remained separate, independent entities for the next four hundred years. The kingdom that broke away from Benin City became known as the Kingdom of UGU and included the territories of ORHIONMWON. The capital of this kingdom and thus a rival of the city of Benin was…
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