Ozolua | |
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Oba of Benin | |
![]() Oba Ozolua preparing for war Museum of Black Civilisations, Dakar | |
Oba of Benin | |
Reign | 1483 AD – 1504 AD |
Predecessor | Olua |
Successor | Esigie |
Died | 1504 Benin City |
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House | Eweka I |
Father | Ewuare |
Ozolua, originally known as Prince Okpame, was the fifteenth Oba of the Kingdom of Benin who reigned from c. 1483 AD – c. 1504 AD. He greatly expanded the Kingdom through warfare and increased contact with the Portuguese Empire, and was later called Ozolua n'Ibaromi, meaning Ozolua the Conqueror in Edo. He was an important Oba in the history of the Kingdom of Benin and retains importance in the folklore and celebrations of the region.