The Original name of Isseleuku. In 1230AD when Issele-uku was created by Oba Eweka 1 of Benin as a new Benin outpost,its original name was Edo’No’Ri’IsI-Ile-Uku which translates to “Edo People in a far away Big land” The big land in that statement validates the vast nature of the great Isseleuku kingdom which shared boundaries with the Agbor people of delta state today. (This is evident in our igbu-Agbor Annual ritual ceremony during the ine festival). A lot about the ancient name of Isseleuku h

The First Literate Oba of Benin Studied in Lisbon, Portugal in the 16th Century! The First Wave of Colonial People Emerged in the 15th Century in the Great Benin Kingdom. Oba Orhoghua who became the first sailor and literate Oba of Benin stretched the kingdom to Ghana, Togo, Republic of Benin and Saotome! The Portuguese were the first Europeans to explore the Great Benin Kingdom in the late 15th century. They developed a strong mercantile relationship with the Benin Kingdom, which later led to t

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