REIGNS OF THE ALAAFINS OF OYO and SOME HISTORICAL MARKS

REIGNS OF THE ALAAFINS OF OYO and SOME HISTORICAL MARKS

892 Oranyan – Oyo-Ile was found

1042 Ajaka Dada

1077 Tella Oko –known as Sango Afonja

1137 Ajaka

1177 Aganju Sola

1300 Kori – Osogbo and Ede were found

1357 Oluaso

1471 Portugal 1st contact with Yoruba cities

1472 Eko is named LAGOS by the Portuguese

1530 – 1542 Onigbogi

1512 Ofinran – Saki was found

1534 Egungun Oju – Igboho was found
Nupe occupied Oyo- Ile

1554 Orompoto

1562 Ajiboye

1570 Abipa – Oyo-Ile rebuilt

1588 Obalokun – salt (Sodium Cloride)

introduced in domestic use into Yoruba Land Alaafin set envoys to court in Portugal

1600 Aja

1658 Odarawu

1660 Karan

1665 Jayin – 1 st Awujale of Ijebu appointed

1676 Ayibi – Oyo spanned 150.00 km2

1690 Osiyago – 1728 Oyo stats invade Dahomey

1732 Gberu

1738 Amuniwaye

1742 Onisile - 1748 subjugating the Dahomey

1750 Labisi – spent in the throne only 15 days committed suicide because of Basorun Gaha

1750 Awonbioju – spent 130 days on the throne

1750 Agboluaje - 1754 start of decline in the Empire with intrigues of Basorun Gaha

1772 Majeogbe

1774-1789 Abiodun

1789-1796 Awole

1796-1797 Adebo

1797-1798 Maku

1801-1827 Majeotu – Fulani seized Ilorin + 1823 Dahomey revolt

1827-1834 Amodo

1834-1837 Oluewu - 1835 Empire collapse, razed by the Fulani Jihadists
Are-Ona Kakanfo Afonja , master of Illorin, invited a Fulani scholar of Islam called Alim al Salih into his ranks. He hoped to secure the support of Yoruba Muslims and volunteers from the Hausa-Fulani from the north in keeping Ilorin independent, but he did not succeed and Oyo collapsed.

1838-1858 Atiba Atobatele– 1838 Ago d’Oyo - New Oyo founded
The center of Yoruba power moved to Ibadan , a Yoruba war camp settled by Oyo commanders in 1830.

1859-1875 Adelu agunloye – 1857 Britain abolished slavery

1864 Alaafin stopped Batedo War in the name of Sango between Ijebu & Egbas

1876-1905 Adeyemi I

1888 Oyo became a protectorate of Great Britain

1905-1911 Agogo Ija Amubieya Lawani

1911-1944 Ladigbolu I

1914 Amalgation Frederik Lugard united north and south as colony + Protectorate Nigeria
The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River . Given by Flora Shaw who later married Lugard

1945-1954 Adeyemi II

1956-1968 Ladigbolu II

1971 Adeyemi III

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