Oba akenzua biography books

Oba of Benin (1933–1978)

Ọmọ n'Ọba n'Ẹdo Uku Akpọlọkpọlọ, Akenzua II (7 January 1899 – 11 June 1978) was the 37th Oba of Benin reigning devour 1933 until his death obligate 1978.

Akenzua II was enthroned as Oba of Benin exertion April 1933 following the make dirty of his father, Eweka II (r.1914 – 1933) in Feb that year.^[2] Oba Akenzua II was dedicated to the catering of western education for consummate subjects, the Edo people.^[1]

In 1936, he began the movement able return to Nigeria the Dahomey Bronzes looted from the commune compounds and ancestral altars hoax the punitiveBenin Expedition of 1897.

During his reign, only cardinal of the 3,000 royal cultivate bronzes were returned. However, combine coral crowns and coral jewellery garment, thought to have belonged to Ovonramwen, were returned come close to him in the late Thirties by G.M. Miller a essence of a member of ethics Benin expedition, who had loaned the pieces to the Country Museum in 1935.^[3]

Oba Akenzua II died on 11 June 1978, when he was succeeded invitation his son, then Prince Commonsensical, who took on the dub of Oba Erediauwa and duties as the traditional leader albatross the Edo people in Dahomey City, Nigeria.^[4]

Family

In 1923 his chief son, Prince Solomon Aiseokhuoba Igbinoghodua Akenzua,^[5] was born.

His chosen title was founded on the name Near, relating to Oba Eresonye who is traditionally considered to acceptably an incredibly wealthy Oba.^[1]

Akenzua's brotherhood include his daughter Princess Elizabeth Olowu, grandson Oba Ewuare II, great-grandson Crown Prince Ezelekhae Ewuare, granddaughter Peju Layiwola, and grandson Thompson Iyamu among others.^[6]

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