THE ORIGINAL NAMES FOR KINGS IN EDO STATE
THE ORIGINAL NAMES FOR KINGS IN EDO STATE
The Original words for kings are OGISO, OGIE, OJIE, OVIE depending on your location and your idu language.
These are the original names used for kings in Esan, igodomigodo anything else is Borrowed.
OBA is not a word for King in idu it literally has no meaning in any of the idu Language
The Edos (Benins) Call king OGIE
The Owan people call king OLEIJE /OJE
The Esans people call King OJIE/OGIE
The Urhobo people call King OVIE
OGISO is coined from two words Ogie- (king) and iso (sky) OGISO mean King of the sky. OBA dynasty came after OGISO dynasty.
OBA is a Yoruba word for King and it started with Oba Eweka 1 who found founded the Oba dynasty. Some kings in Edo State use Oba. Oba of Benin and the Oba of Agbede.
- The Esan people called king OJIE replaced the J with G and you geyt OGIE. Same with the Owan, the Urhobo they call kinygg Ovie and if you replace the V with G you still get OGIE.
Ogies are not dukes they are kings and each kings rule their kingdom.y