Ozolua
Edo · mortal · eweka dynasty · Recorded classification
Mortal-tier 14th Oba of Benin (~1481-1504 CE per Egharevba 1968). Son of Ewuare the Great. Cognomen Ozolua n'Ibaromi ("the conqueror") earned through extensive military campaigns expanding Benin's territorial reach — the canonical imperial-expansion phase of the kingdom. Continued the Portuguese trade relations established late in Ewuare's reign; the Pacheco Pereira account of c.1505 documents the commercial relationship. Died during the Uzea campaign c.1504.
Parentage
- father: Ewuare the GreatEgharevba (1968) (secondary)
Children
Relations
- father: Ewuare the GreatEgharevba (1968) (secondary)
- father of: EsigieEgharevba (1968) (secondary)
- spouse: IdiaHis wife Idia, mother of Esigie and first Iyoba of Benin.Egharevba (1968) (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Egharevba (1968) (secondary); Ryder, Benin and the Europeans (1969) (secondary); Duarte Pacheco Pereira, Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis (c.1505) (primary)