Ogiso of Igodomigodo
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Ogiso of Igodomigodo refers to the line of early monarchs who ruled the ancient Edo kingdom before the establishment of the Oba of Benin dynasty.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical institution
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ royal title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | ancient Edo kingdom ⓘ |
| country | Igodomigodo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Edo people ⓘ |
| followedBy | Oba of Benin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| governs | territories later known as the Benin Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ogiso dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ogiso kings of Igodomigodo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Idu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ore Edo NERFINISHED ⓘ Ugbekun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
forms part of the origin narrative of the Benin Kingdom
ⓘ
foundational to the political identity of the Edo people ⓘ |
| hasDynasticTransitionCause | internal disputes and succession crisis in Igodomigodo oral traditions ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | "Ogiso" is often glossed as "ruler from the sky" or "king of the sky" in Edo oral tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFirstRuler |
Igodo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Obagodo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstitutionalContinuity | some court titles and rituals were carried into the Oba of Benin era ⓘ |
| hasLastRuler | Ogiso Owodo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegends | stories of semi-divine kings descending from the sky ⓘ |
| hasMythicalElements | accounts blend myth and history in Edo tradition ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalStructure | centralized kingship with subordinate chiefs ⓘ |
| hasRole | hereditary monarch ⓘ |
| hasSource |
Benin court chronicles
NERFINISHED
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Edo oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorInstitution | Obaship of Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicRole | represents the earliest phase of state formation among the Edo people ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | Edo language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSuccession | patrilineal succession ⓘ |
| hasUncertainChronology | exact dates of reigns are not securely established in written records ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
Benin historical traditions
ⓘ
studies in Nigerian precolonial history ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Edo language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
West Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Nigeria ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of the Benin Kingdom
ⓘ
history of the Edo people ⓘ |
| precededBy | pre-state chiefdoms of Edo people ⓘ |
| region | forest belt of southern Nigeria ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Edo religion ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | pre-Oba era of Benin history ⓘ |
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