 Oba Ewuare (1440-1473) the great, founder of the Benin Empire, made several visits to Unuame during his reign.Possibly, because of Unuame's location as a boundary community on the west, and the warm reception he previously received at Unuame as a banished prince on his way out of Benin land during the reign of Oba Orobiru (1400-1432).Oba Ewuare, on ascension to the throne, appointed a new tier of bureaucrats and Town Chiefs to undermine the control of the hereditary Palace Chiefs and create a strongly centralised system to administer his Empire.