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Olu317:Ekaladerhan lived his whole life in Ughoton. He has not a thing to do with Igala or/and Ife. The Ife spin to the story (and of recent the Igala spin) are the 1970s face-saving revisions which are disallowed by the much older documentations on Ekaladerhan. The conclusion that he lived all his life in Ughoton is the only conclusion obtainable from the authentic account of Ekaladerhan which was collected by Cyril Punch in the 1880s and published by H. Ling Roth in 1903. The same authentic account of Ekaladerhan collected by Punch and published by Roth was also collected by Chief Egharevba from an entirely different generation of Binis in circa 1930. In each of the foregoing early accounts (especially that of Punch published by Roth), the conclusion obtainable is that he lived all his life in his kingdom of Ughoton. It took about 100 years since Punch’s collection before a group of insecure Binis (non-historians) stepped in to attempt a reversal of the original Ekaladerhan narrative by seeking to make him to be one and the same person as Oranmiyan/Oduduwa. And when asked to name their informants or cite even a source for their new and strange information, they didn’t name or cite one thing. |
The earliest known eyewitness accounts collected from the Itsekirs by their European contacts do attest to their Yoruba origin, root, and heritage. (1) Quoting from the eyewitness account of Captain H. L. Gallwey in his “Journeys in the Benin Country”: “Let me now refer briefly to the tribes that people this part of the world. First we come to the Jakris, who are connected in race and language with the Yoruba people, extending from the Mahin country on the west to the Forcados on the East, and inland about as far as Sapele.” Reference: H. L. Gallwey, “Journeys in the Benin Country, West Africa,” The Geographical Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Feb., 1893), p.127. (2) Quoting from H. Ling Roth’s (1903) report obtained from the eyewitnesses of the late 1800s: “In this respect, however, the officials agree with the tradition of the people at Warri, the Jekries, who claim to come from the west.” Reference: H. Ling Roth, “Great Benin: Its Customs, Arts and Horrors,” (1903), pp.8-9. (3) Itsekiris duly present at their Yoruba-Oduduwa rally at Ibadan a couple of days ago. www.nairaland.com/attachments/13414590_whatsappimage20210417at13_22_59_jpeg_jpeg2cb85cbc151423af2338b7f4a26927e9 Cheers! |
Truthshots2:Listen up baldy, there is NO such thing as ‘Ooni of IFA’. Your spelling of IFE as IFA is perhaps due to an error on your part, or due to your suffering from dyslexia. However, if this was a deliberate spelling, then do make sure to substantiate your spelling with some evidence. Note that whatever so-called evidence you adduce must be verifiable and not something spurious. Cheers Cc: nisai, gomojam |
UGBE634: Is that you? Just asking oo. Lol.
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UGBE634:(1) We have now settled part A which is that: Your tradition originally demands that you lots are slaves (per eyewitnesses), but you lot have now tampered with tradition (as usual). I get that part (2) The part B which I want to settle now is this. Please answer this with one word and one word only — A “yes” or a “no”. Are you a slave of your oba? |
UGBE634:Oh I get what you’re saying now. You mean in the days of Nyandeal — you lot are slaves. But presently, you lot have tampered with tradition. Okay, now you’re talking. Everything makes sense now. ![]() www.nairaland.com/attachments/13418191_e37bd2bd39ce4b1381db4f1661c9e5c4_jpeg_jpegd986dd1f1941145a70112a10d6b7b2e1 |
UGBE634:Nyandeal was an eyewitness. He documented centuries ago. And the ink has dried up. You agreed days ago. Today you don’t anymore. What changed? The word is SLAVE. |
UGBE634:(1) UGBE634 days ago before the strong grip of inferiority complex: www.nairaland.com/attachments/13418191_e37bd2bd39ce4b1381db4f1661c9e5c4_jpeg_jpegd986dd1f1941145a70112a10d6b7b2e1 (2) The 1600/1700 eyewitness, David Van Nyendael: “When a male infant is born it is presented to the king, as properly and of right belonging to him, and hence all the males of the land are called the king's slaves; but the females belong to the father, and live at home as long as he likes, till they are of age, after which he marries them when and to whom he pleases” ~ D. V. Nyendael quoted in H. L. Roth, 1903, p. 40. With this few points of mine, I hope I have been able to convince you that the word is “slave”. Tainkiu! |
UGBE634:(1) The word “subject” is used generally for the peoples of a kingdom. (2) In the Benin context, the specific word used is slave. (3) I can’t verify the Benin lineage of AreaDullard (4) He has claimed different things at different times. (5) Anyways, he is yet to confirm to me that he’s a slave. (6) You have confirmed that you are a slave. No issues. (7) Your oba’s lineage is NOT a slave lineage. |
UGBE634:(1) The word in Benin context is “slave”. (2) You have identified as the oba’s slave. That’s okay. (3) However, your oba’s family line is NOT a slave line. |
nisai:God! You are so hilarious — especially with that proverb. ko s’omo na. ![]() |
Fezz:Joker trying hard to sound smart. Ekalederan had no descendants in Ughoton, he was still quite young when he left Ughoton. According to records, all that is mentioned is that he had followers who accompanied him from igalla land to ile-ife.What records are you fools talking about sef? Your earliest accounts all consistently lead to the conclusion that Ekaladerhan lived his whole life in his kingdom of Ughoton. You have been born a slave m, must you die a slave? God didn’t give you a brain so you can forgo it’s use. Use your Brian’s today He had a wife in igalla. According to records he had only one child called okanbi and i cant say if akanbi was born in igalla land. I'm sure you are aware of all the names of his grand children.Lunacy has clearly been unleashed in Benin kingdom. |
nisai:I died. ![]() But it looks like classes closed too early today. Just about 6 hours of drilling their skulls intensively. Hmmm! Looks like we are making some progress. |
AreaFada2:AreaDullard 2 of Benin kingdom! By the way who is AreaDullard 1? Could that be Okon? Because he has a wonderfully-low IQ just like yours. post for rational but silent readers.I will debunk any Benin lie found on this thread as I always do. And I would do so with evidence. Benin Empire was a highly meritocratic society.Em-kini If I hear empire I will stone you shit.You want to turn African history into a joke by calling Benin an empire. Ruling a couple of surrounding Edo villages is NOT the definition of empire. Artisans who distinguished themselves in war (or other endeavours important to the nation) were even elevated to nobility rank. Examples include Evian who became the interregnum administrator, Ode, who became Iyase Ode, Ogbeide Oyoo (from Anioma) for whom Oba Ovonramwen created the title Obaseki and rising to Iyase (Prime Minister) under the British.I give you a pass mark here. But they are all still slaves of the Oba — they are not members of his family from Ife. Every Benin person (including Oba's children and siblings) is Oba's servant and if they choose to call it slave, so be it. The British call it Queen's subjects, but tribalists only have issue with Benin matter.The actual word in the Benin contexts is not “servant,” neither is it “subject,” it is called “slave” — S-L-A-V-E . However, the members of his family are not his slaves like you the general populace. Yes they are his subject, but the term slave is reserved for you natives whom the Ife son met on ground. @ Davidnazee, Benin do not call it oriki per say but Benin being very open peopleOpen to be force-fed with the Yoruba language by your Yoruba masters from Ife? LMAO! who expanded East and West, only normal that we know other people far better.Expan-kini ?? Expanded to ‘west’? Yet those whom you allegedly expanded to dominate were imposing their words on you instead of the other way round. Expanded ko, contracted ni Oh okay! Expanded to cover some surrounding Edo villages. Got it. In Benin each family has praise name (uwanmwen) depending on ancestral line.Well, you forgot to include some orikis (praise titles) of your oba — his Yoruba orikis to be precise, some of which are: (1) Ọba (”OBA”), (2) Àdìmúlà (”ADIMILA” [sic]), (3) Õṣà-[Ì]kejì (”O SAKEJI” [sic]). www.nairaland.com/attachments/13422134_a91c69eed6004812b4d577b58af03a8d_jpeg_jpeg46b30fba3f0d0cd12f3e53a6e04a1142 Reference: Richard. E. Dennett; “At The Back of the Black Man’s Mind”: Or Notes on the Kingly Office in West Africa; London, Macmillan and Co., Limited (The New York Macmillan Company); 1906, p. 181. Cheers! |
UGBE634:In what context was the interpretation done ?? That’s the question I was asking you lad. Was the interpreter communicating Benin account to a foreign chronicler or what ?? And what evidence is there that the alleged ‘event’ ever happened in the first place to begin with ?? Do we have an audio or video of what was said ?? And how does the occurrence of such ‘fishy’ event (if it ever happened) prove the following points which you should be defending: (I) That Erediauwa’s father (Akenzua-2) is wrong about his knowledge of his ancestral roots. (II) That Erediauwa’s grandfather (Eweka-2) is wrong about his knowledge of his ancestral roots. (III) That Erediauwa lived closer to the past than his father and his grand father and their predecessors. (IV) That Egharevba is wrong about his received account of the ancestral roots of the Benin obas. (V) That C. Punch is wrong about his received account of the original narrative about Ekealderhan. (VI) That the published works in the world’s renowned historical journals by historians of African history are all wrong in their conclusion on the ancestral roots of the Benin obas. [s]and that did not tell you that he is not worthy enough to be a middlemen as he could pass wrong words with different meanings to both side. they were not schooled enough to act as middlemen that was his point.[/s] if I may ask you what changed why did he go against his father's story being the educated mind that he isQuoting my reply to your bolded question from a peer-review research article of the world’s present most prolific historian of pre-colonial Benin [Bondarenko (2003)] published in the prestigious journal History in Africa by the Cambridge University Press. He writes: “Their authors [i.e. authors of the “deliberately unauthentic” 1970s versions] are representatives of the nationalistically-minded part of the Bini intelligentsia who are seeking to ground the idea of an exceptional antiquity for their people and claims for its exclusive part in the sociopolitical life of independent Nigeria*. Behind such pseudohistorical studies by intellectuals, as if harmless, one can make out serious problems of [sic] the country, interests of political matter clans based on their members’ ethnic community*.” ~ p. 68. Cc: UGBE634, Fezz, Simbrixton, sangresan |
UGBE634:Who was interpreting from English to Benin? Explain how your examples (of fish) tie in to interpreting from English to Benin. And also explain how that (assuming you will have any reasonable explanation for the above) prove that his father is wrong, his grandfather his wrong, their predecessors are wrong, Egharevba is wrong, Cyril Punch, and the historians of African history are wrong. |
UGBE634:Don’t you think God could have created without any brain at all in your head? Yes he could have done that. But he decided to give you a brain. He didn’t give so that you won’t use it. Use your own personal brains today. Again! Academic historians (whose job it is to scrutinize such matter) have published works in world-renowned journals to conclude that (1) his narration has no basis in Benin, (2) no source was cited (3) not one informant was named (4) it contradicts the classical narrative (5) and it is as such a modern day forgery fabricated out of inferiority complex. and listen to his speech during the cetennial anniversary of British expedition in 1897, he gave two instances of where two interpreters made mistakes of interpreting words, the first 'selfish' as the act of selling fish. and another interpreted resign which sounds as "rri sanhen'' which means taking the key in benin as early as 1937I have debunked this already. Refer to my penultimate comment. |
Fezz:You didn’t NOT write anything here. I lay out points, and I back it up with references — a feat you have never done, and can never do because you lack the ability to do such. Come and type whatever you want to type, I will debunk whatever of it is a lie. And I will do so using evidence, proof, facts, and ratiocination. |
UGBE634:But the so called reason does make no iota of sense. Use your brain for once in your lifetime. Brain usage is not an abomination no what who have told you otherwise. If he had published a different information from what Akenzua-2 court gave him, he would have still been caught and punished. About half a century before Egharevba’s time of writing, the same information have been collected from the same Benin. I guess those ones too were biased because their mothers are Benin. Use your brain for once since you’ve been born. Nothing bad would happen to you if you do. It doesn’t stop you from being a slave. Try it today. go and listen to his speech during the cetennial anniversary of British expedition in 1897, he gave two instances of where an interpreter made a mistake of interpreting the world 'selfish' as the act of selling fish. and another interpreted resign which sounds as "rri sanhen'' which means taking the key in beninAgain use your brain. Who recorded the audio or video to have heard what was being said to him. Was the interpreter interpreting from English to English? Use your brain today. God did not give you a brain so that you should not use it. |
UGBE634:What kind of pleading is that? His father is Benin, his mother is Yoruba, hence he is biased against his father And the whole Bini land (including Akenzua-2) would not see what he wrote and punsih him if he had written something different from what he was given. Do you Binis reason before talking? ![]() Oba Akenzua-2 was also biased because ... Oba Eweka-2 was also biased because ... The historians of African history were also biased because ... Cyril Punch who collected the original account of Ekaladerhan in the 1880s is biased because ... |
UGBE634:No, you only tried to speak for others and yourself. And I said leave others, speak for yourself alone. In any case, you admitted that at least you are a slave. Am I correct? ![]() |
UGBE634:I would rather read a peer review article on Benin history published (by those who are professionally and academically trained in such line of investigation) in a world-renowned academic journal. the interpreters who interpreted for his father could not even interpret properlyName one of the interpreters. LMAO! As well as their statement of how their interpretations were wrong. so what do you mean even as late as 1937 then you want me me to believe your nonsense and forgery[/s]Nobody interpreted for Chief Egharevba when he gathered information from the court of Akenzua-2, and he wrote the first publication in Edo. Lobatan
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UGBE634:Why are you angry now. ![]() You admitted that you are a slave. Did I force you to admit it at gun point? ![]() www.nairaland.com/attachments/13418191_e37bd2bd39ce4b1381db4f1661c9e5c4_jpeg_jpegd986dd1f1941145a70112a10d6b7b2e1 |
UGBE634:Educated in his traditional history than (1) his father, (2) his grand father, (3) than their predecessors, and than (3) the historical scholarship of pre-colonial Benin history. A true slave of the Oba of Benin (aka @UGBE634) have spoken. |
UGBE634:You said you are a slave. I agree because I know already. But I am saying the king’s family members are NOT his slave. They are nobles with noble titles reserved for them. |
UGBE634:And I chose to believe his ancestors (starting from Akenzua-2 to Eweka-2 all the way up) and historians of African history. What’s your problem with that, oba’s slave? |
UGBE634:It makes you look dumber than you actually are when you repost a refuted comment in response to the refutation. You should have pointed out where the latest refutation was inadequate rather than childishly hoping that may be repetition will convert falsehood into truth. |
UGBE634:Oh you believe Erediauwa who was born in 1923. But you don’t believe his father (Akenzua-2) and his grand father (Eweka-2) — and their predecessors — because they all were suffering from collective amnesia. Oh! Or because Erediauwa lived before them and was closer to the distant past than them. LMAO! Also, you chose to NOT believe the historians of African history who agree with these predecessors, while also debunking Erediauwa’s 1970s fiction as being rooted in inferiority complex. It must be a really tough job defending the modern day Benin forgery. |
UGBE634:Should I take it that your repetition of a debunked comment is due to lack of content?? |
UGBE634:Akenzua-2 his son does not agree with you. More conclusively, historians of African history has exposed Erediauwa’s position and Ewuare-2’s position as based on fraud. |
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UGBE634:Eweka-2 disagrees with you. Argue with Eweka-2.
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If I hear empire I will stone you shit.