Oba Ehengbuda

Oba Ehengbuda led a major military campaign into Igbo territory, defeating several communities and extracting tribute. This was one of the last large-scale conquests by a Benin oba before the kingdom's military decline.

Ehengbuda crushed a rebellion by the Ijo people in the Niger Delta, who had refused to pay tribute. He personally led the punitive expedition, burning villages and taking captives to reassert Benin's authority.

Ehengbuda conducted his final military campaign against the Nupe people to the north. After this campaign, he died, and subsequent obas focused more on trade and administration rather than personal military leadership.