Akenzua I

Akenzua I
PredecessorOzuere
SuccessorEresoyen

Akenzua I was Oba ('king') of the Kingdom of Benin between about 1713 and 1735. He took the throne from his brother Ozuere after a succession crisis following the death of their father Ewuakpe and was succeeded, on his own death, by his son Eresoyen.[1][2]

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Osadolor 2001, p. 149.
  2. ↑ Egharevba 1968, p. 39.

Works cited

  • Egharevba, Jacob (1968). A Short History of Benin. Ibadan: Ibadan University Press. ISBN 978-9-781-21239-0.
  • Osadolor, Osarhieme Benson (2001). The Military System of Benin Kingdom, c. 1440–1897 (PDF) (Thesis). Hamburg: University of Hamburg. OCLC 248739742.
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