Ohen was the eighth Oba (monarch) of the Benin Kingdom, who ruled from c.1334 AD – c.1370 AD. He was the son of Oba Oguola and successor of Oba Udagbedo, who had conquered the Ekiti and Akure kingdoms and built the first moat around Benin City. He expanded the Benin Empire to the west and east, and increased its control over several tributary states.
>>18479045fascinating. this changes everything.
>>18479045>the modern state of Benin is completely unrelated to the historical kingdom of Benin, which was actually in what is now Nigeria, and is actually named after the Bight of Benin, which is in turn named after the Nigerian Benin
