Uwaifiokun
Edo · mortal · eweka dynasty · mortal
Mortal-tier 11th Oba of Benin (~1432-1440 CE per Egharevba 1968). Usurped the throne from his elder brother Prince Ogun (the future Ewuare the Great), driving him into exile; killed by his returning brother in the vengeance-restoration that produced the canonical Ewuare-the-Great accession ~1440 CE. The narrative-essential antagonist of the Ewuare-foundation cycle.
Relations
- sibling: Ewuare the Great
- killed by: Ewuare the Great
Sources
- Egharevba, A Short History of Benin (1968)
- Edo Benin oral tradition