Ogiso dynasty
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The Ogiso dynasty was an early line of rulers in the ancient Benin region, traditionally regarded as the first royal house that governed the Edo people before the rise of the Oba of Benin.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical polity
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pre-colonial African dynasty ⓘ royal dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benin City (Edo State, Nigeria)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edo State history ⓘ |
| capital |
Ore Edo (Benin City area)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ugbeku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | ancient Nigerian dynasty ⓘ |
| country | Benin Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
early development of Edo court rituals
ⓘ
foundation of Benin royal traditions ⓘ |
| endCause | dynastic crisis and replacement by Oba system (traditional account) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Edo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governed |
Benin Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary kingship ⓘ |
| hasCulturalNarratives | origin myths of Benin kingship ⓘ |
| hasLegendaryStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasNotableRuler |
Ogiso Ere
NERFINISHED
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Ogiso Igodo NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogiso Owodo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRulerTitleMeaning | Ogiso means "ruler of the sky" in Edo tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicRole | marker of transition from mythic to historical Benin kingship ⓘ |
| hasTitleOfRuler | Ogiso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicity | partly legendary, partly historical in oral tradition ⓘ |
| includedIn | pre-colonial history of Nigeria ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being first royal house of Edo people
ⓘ
preceding the Oba of Benin institution ⓘ |
| language | Edo language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
legitimization of later Oba dynasty
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mythic ancestry for Benin kings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edo-speaking area
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ancient Benin region ⓘ present-day southern Nigeria ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Benin Kingdom
ⓘ
history of Edo people ⓘ |
| politicalRole | central authority over Edo communities ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessor | pre-dynastic Edo chieftaincy structures ⓘ |
| regionType | forest kingdom of West Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Edo traditional religion ⓘ |
| source |
Benin royal chronicles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edo oral traditions ⓘ |
| successor | Oba of Benin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialExtent | core Benin region and surrounding Edo territories ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early first millennium CE (traditional chronology)
ⓘ
pre-Oba era of Benin ⓘ |
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