River landing south-west of Benin City on the creek that leads to the Benin River and the sea.
In the court tradition the banished ogiso prince Ekaladerhan took refuge here; the Portuguese landed here in the 1480s. Its role in 1200 is not attested beyond tradition.
Who holds it
- Title
- Village head (odionwere) and chiefs
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
Its own elders, in Benin's orbit (not pinned).
Council
Village elders.
Communities
Edo.
Trade and crafts
Canoe traffic, fish, salt from the coast.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Tradition only for this period.
On the map: Point.
Primary sources for Benin
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Ife, Benin, Nri, the Yoruba towns and the Akan: archaeology and recorded tradition (no contemporary text; traditions written down from the 1890s). No text of any kind exists for the forest belt in 1200.
Sources and studies
- Egharevba, A Short History of Benin (1968), via Wikipedia, Eweka I
- GeoNames gazetteer (positions of Nri, Aguleri, Udo, Ughoton, Uburu, Esie, Tado)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.