Igodomigodo

Igodomigodo
c. 990AD -–c. 1150AD -
Capital	Udo, Ugbekun, Benin City
Common languages	Edoid languages, Yoruba language
Government	Supra Chiefdom
Ogiso
History
• Established	c. 990AD -
• Succeeded by the Kingdom of Benin	c. 1150AD -
Succeeded by Kingdom of Benin
Today part of	Nigeria

According to Edo oral history, the kingdom was originally called Igodomigodo, as named after Igodo (or Ogodo, igudu, Oba Igodo, Obagodo ), a son of Oduduwa from Ife ^[1] . Obagodo became the first Ogiso (king from the sky) and established the first "dynasty" of what would later become the Benin Kingdom. ^[2] The Igodomigodo "Kingdom" flourished sometime from the 10th or 11th century to the mid or late 12th century.

The Ogiso era was replaced by the Oba era following Oranmiyan's conquest. ^[3] After this transition, the kingdom's name changed from Igodomigodo to Ule-Ubinu, later corrupted to Ubini by the natives, Beny by the Portuguese and eventually Benin by the British.

Replacing the era of the Ogiso, the Oba dynasty was founded by Oranmiyan, and his son Eweka I became its first King (Oba in Yoruba Languge) with the unique appellation, "Omo".

See also

• List of the Ogiso
• Benin Kingdom

References

1. Egharevba, Jacob (1936). A Short History Of Benin. p. 7.
2. Marshall, Henry. F. (1937). Intelligence Report on Benin Kingdom. p. 19.
3. Talbot, Amaury (1926). The Peoples Of Southern Nigeria. Humphrey Milford.