Edoid-speaking hill and plain villages between Benin, the Yoruba Akoko and the Niger: the peoples later known as Owan, Etsako (Afenmai) and the Akoko-Edo groups.
Self-governing villages with age grades; Benin's raids and overlordship (fifteenth century) and Nupe's (nineteenth) are later.
Who holds it
- Title
- Village and clan heads
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
How things stand that morning
Self-governing.
Customs
Age grades and village elders.
Assemblies
Village councils.
Overlord claims
None attested.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- 1200No dated event.Depends on: Not applicable Stopped by: Not applicable
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Language and later tradition.
On the map: A people's country drawn as a dashed outline; borders are approximate.
Sources and studies
- From the researcher's knowledge of the ethnography and oral traditions (Alagoa, Afigbo, Isichei, Forde and Jones, Bradbury); used only as a guide to who lived where
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.