Ìtàn

Crown

Olú of Wárrì (Ìtsẹkírí)

Paramount ruler of the Ìtsẹkírí kingdom of Wárrì in the western Niger Delta. The dynasty traces to Gínúwà, a prince of Benin, and the Ìtsẹkírí tongue is closely akin to Yoruba; the throne is reckoned among the great crowns of the wider Yoruba–Edo world.

Appears in the text as: Itsekiri, Jekri, Warri, Sekiri

Ogíamẹ̀ Atúwátsè III, present holder of the Olú of Wárrì (Ìtsẹkírí)
Ogíamẹ̀ Atúwátsè III
reigning 2021–present Photo: Blackmeister · CC BY 4.0

All mentions (1)

Part I, Ch. 2 — The Origin Of The Tribes — 1

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