Ewuare

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Oba Ewuare was the greatest warrior legend and the most outstanding king in the history of Benin Empire. “The title Ewuare (Oworuare), meaning it is cool or the trouble has ceased” and as a result the war is over. The title symbolizes an epoch of reconciliation, reconstruction and the return of peace among the warring factions in Benin between 1435-1440 AD.

Oba Ewuare ruled Benin kingdom between 1440-1473 AD. His reign marked the beginning of recovery and reform which opened up the pathway to the power and advancement of Benin Kingdom and the emergence of Benin Empire in the fifteen century. Ewuare’s political intelligence, unmatched by any Oba in Benin history, transformed the character of the state along its quest for imperial expansion until the British invasion and conquest in February 1897.