Eze Ukwu | |
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Obi of Otolo | |
Reign | 1840–1862 |
Coronation | 1840 |
Predecessor | Eze Chukwu |
Successor | Igwe Okafo |
Born | Nnewi | August 1799
Died | 15 August 1862 Igwe palace Nnewi | (aged 63)
House | House of Nnofo |
Father | Eze Chukwu |
Religion | Animism |
Eze Ukwu (1799–1862) was the 15th Obi of Otolo and Igwe of Nnewi kingdom.[1] He was the traditional supreme ruler and spiritual leader in Nnewi, an Igbo city in Nigeria. He was a member of the Nnofo Royal lineage and the successor to his father Eze Chukwu.[2] Unlike most Igbo monarchies, there were kings of Nnewi before the arrival of Europeans.[3]