Aiguobasinwin Ovonramwen, Eweka II (died February 1933) was the

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from 1914 to 1933. He was the son of

Ovonramwen Ovonramwen Nogbaisi (ruled 1888–1897), also called Overami, was the Ọba (king) of the Kingdom of Benin up until the British punitive expedition of 1897. Born circa 1857, he was the son of Ọba Adọlọ. He took the name Ovọnramwẹn ...

(ruled 1888–1897), who was deposed by the British and exiled to

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following the British punitive expedition in

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in 1897. Aiguobasin Ovonramwen worked with the colonial government as a chief from 1902 onwards. Ovonramwen died in January 1914, and Aiguobasinwin Ovonramwen was enthroned as the

on 24 July 1914. He took the name Eweka II after the 13th-century founder of the dynasty and the first Oba of Benin Eweka I. Eweka II rebuilt the

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, which had been destroyed and looted by the British in 1897. He also reestablished the traditional structure of the kingdom. The royal coral regalia of

seized by the British was returned. Eweka II also restored the craft guilds, commissioning objects to replace those looted by the British, and started the Benin Arts and Crafts School. He died in February 1933.

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1933 deaths Nigerian royalty Date of birth missing Date of death missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing Edo people 19th-century Nigerian people 20th-century Nigerian people Obas of Benin Known Descendants: Idiaru Eweka {{Nigeria-bio-stub