The Oyo Empire was a Yoruba empire in West Africa. It was located in present-day southern Benin and western Nigeria (including the South West zone and... 51 KB (6,539 words) - 01:32, 6 April 2024 |
Oyo is a city in Oyo State, Nigeria. It was founded as the capital of the remnant of the historic Oyo empire in the 1830s, and is known to its people as... 8 KB (650 words) - 14:47, 31 March 2024 |
named after the Oyo Empire Oyo, Oyo State, a city founded in the 1830s as an alternative capital of the remnants of the old Oyo empire Oyo, Congo, a city... 709 bytes (136 words) - 11:26, 2 December 2023 |
Old Oyo (also known as Oyo-Ile, Oyo Katunga, Oyo-Oro, and Eyo) is the site of the capital city (1400–1835) of the Oyo Empire (occasionally called the Old... 22 KB (2,567 words) - 21:19, 19 March 2024 |
special titles. In Ọ̀yọ empire, the oba is referred to as the Aláàfin, meaning owner of the palace. List of Alaafins of Oyo Oyo Empire Yoruba states List... 13 KB (194 words) - 07:43, 10 March 2024 |
was known as the Oyo empire. The Oyo Mesi was made up of the most powerful noblemen in imperial Oyo. No emperor, or Alaafin of Oyo, was capable of being... 4 KB (545 words) - 18:39, 4 April 2024 |
Sokoto Caliphate (redirect from Fulani Empire of Sokoto) Caliphate's main involvement with the Oyo Empire was through Ilorin, a northern Yoruba vassal state of the Oyo Empire. The Ilorin, backed by the Sokoto Caliphate... 61 KB (7,183 words) - 13:59, 23 April 2024 |
Legends of Africa (category Former empires in Africa) is considered to be the focal point as he represents the Oyos of West Africa. The Oyo empire sold a lot of people to the Atlantic slave trade who then... 42 KB (5,781 words) - 13:06, 30 March 2024 |
Yoruba people (section Oyo, Ile-Ife and Lagos) part of the 19th century and incorporated into usage in reference to the Oyo Empire of the time. In his book, Hugh Clapperton began to subject the word to... 173 KB (18,322 words) - 21:04, 27 April 2024 |
Alaafin (category Alaafins of Oyo) king of the medieval Oyo empire and present-day Oyo town of West Africa. It is the particular title of the Oba (king) of the Oyo. It is sometimes translated... 6 KB (635 words) - 15:42, 6 December 2023 |
Gaha (redirect from Gaha of Oyo) old Oyo Empire during the 18th century. From 1650 to 1750, Oyo Empire was at the pinnacle of her greatness, peace, prosperity and wealth. The Empire had... 13 KB (1,776 words) - 01:49, 26 December 2023 |
Agaja (section Wars with the Oyo Empire) (1727). Wars with the powerful Oyo Empire to the east of Dahomey resulted in Agaja accepting tributary status to that empire and providing yearly gifts.... 30 KB (4,330 words) - 14:15, 11 March 2024 |
Law summarizes the causes of the wars as the disintegration of the old Oyo Empire after the death of Alaafin Abiodun in 1789 and a resurgence of long-standing... 7 KB (903 words) - 08:08, 11 October 2023 |
Oyo Empire's imperial success made the Yoruba language a lingua franca almost to the shores of the Volta. Toward the end of the 18th century, the Oyo... 3 KB (374 words) - 23:37, 3 March 2024 |
Ọranyan (category Alaafins of Oyo) legendary Yoruba king from the kingdom of Ile-Ife, and the founder of the Oyo empire. Although he was the youngest of the descendants of Oduduwa, he became... 8 KB (875 words) - 05:07, 23 January 2024 |
Dahomey (category Oyo Empire) a key regional state, after eventually ending tributary status to the Oyo Empire. European visitors extensively documented the kingdom, and it became one... 76 KB (9,286 words) - 01:05, 17 April 2024 |
Lamidi Adeyemi III (category Alaafins of Oyo) or traditional ruler, of the Yoruba town of Oyo and rightful heir to the throne of its historic empire. Alaafin Adeyemi III was born Lamidi Olayiwola... 12 KB (1,170 words) - 18:14, 25 April 2024 |
Classical African civilization (section Oyo Kingdom) Benin, Ife Empire and Oyo Empire. The Ife Empire was the first empire in Yoruba history. The Ife Empire lasted from 1200 to 1420. The empire was formed... 16 KB (2,007 words) - 23:00, 16 April 2024 |
Orompoto (redirect from Orompoto of Oyo) Orompoto (also spelled Oronpoto) was an Alaafin of the Yoruba Oyo Empire. The empire of which she ruled is located in what is modern day western and north-central... 6 KB (564 words) - 14:29, 9 November 2023 |
This is a navigational list of empires. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also References External links List of former... 20 KB (146 words) - 23:01, 28 April 2024 |
Afonja (category People from the Oyo Empire) of Ilorin was the "Are-Ona-Kakanfo", or chief military leader, of the Oyo Empire. Laderin, the great-grandfather of Afonja, was the founder of Ilorin city... 15 KB (2,131 words) - 07:28, 27 December 2023 |
the Ife empire stretched across around three hundred kilometers or one hundred eighty-six miles, and encompassed Owu, Jebba, Tada, and Oyo in the north... 23 KB (2,530 words) - 13:26, 1 April 2024 |
replace the Oyo Empire as the dominant region in Yorubaland. In addition, Ibadan wanted a unified Yoruba nation similar to that of the Oyo Empire, while the... 37 KB (4,910 words) - 19:42, 22 January 2024 |