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 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.