1916Event
Eweka II installed as Oba of Benin with Ife sanction re-enacted
The tradition of seeking Ife's sanction for Benin succession was re-enacted in 1916 when Aguobasimi became Oba of Benin as Eweka II, after the death of the deposed Ovonramwen.
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1916
Eweka II installed as Oba of Benin with Ife sanction re-enacted
The tradition of seeking Ife's sanction for Benin succession was re-enacted in 1916 when Aguobasimi became Oba of Benin as Eweka II, after the death of the deposed Ovonramwen.
What happened
The tradition of seeking Ife's sanction for Benin succession was re-enacted in 1916 when Aguobasimi became Oba of Benin as Eweka II, after the death of the deposed Ovonramwen. The Yoruba kingly inheritance custom likewise persisted: at the Oni's accession (Adesoji Aderemi, throne 1930) and the 1945 Ibadan–Oyo dispute, a deceased Alafin's clothes were sent to principal Obas including the Alake, Oni, Owa and Oba of Benin.