Ukwu (Eze)

Eze Ukwu
Obi of Otolo
Reign1840–1862
Coronation1840
PredecessorEze Chukwu
SuccessorIgwe Okafo
Born(1799-08-00)August 1799
Nnewi Kingdom
Died15 August 1862(1862-08-15) (aged 63)
Igwe palace, Nnewi Kingdom
HouseHouse of Nnofo
FatherEze Chukwu
ReligionOdinala

Eze Ukwu (1799–1862) was the 15th Obi of Otolo and Igwe of Nnewi kingdom. 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.

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