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Ife bronze head (possibly depicting Oduduwa) A statue of Oduduwa. Oduduwa was a Yoruba divine king, legendary founder of the Ife Empire and a creator deity in the Yoruba religion. His earthly origins are from the village of Oke Ora [1] [2] According to tradition, he was the holder of the title of the Olofin of Ile-Ife, the Yoruba holy city. [3]
Though versions of this fraternal group are found among the various types of Yoruba states – from highly centralized kingdoms and empires like Oyo (where they were expected to check the authority of the Oyo Mesi), to the independent towns and villages of the Ègbá and the Èkiti – the Ogboni are recognizable for their veneration of the personified earth (Ilè or Oduduwa) and their ...
After Oduduwa's ascension in Ile-Ife, he had a son. This son later became the first ruler of the Oyo empire. [4] The Oyo kingdom subjugated the kingdom of Dahomey. It traded with European merchants on the coast through Ajase. The wealth of the empire increased, and its political leader's wealth increased as well.
From 1400 onward, the Oyo Empire's imperial success made the Yoruba language a lingua franca almost to the shores of the Volta. [4] [5] Toward the end of the 18th century, the Oyo army was neglected as there was less need to conquer.
Ado's ancestral Oduduwa festival (called “Odun Alaje”) involves the parade of two bulls around the town, rope games by able-bodied men, and using a soft cane (Igbo) to freely whip passers-by. The raiding of stray fowl and dogs is synonymous with traditional cleansing rites during this festival, though owners are forewarned through the town ...
The Ọbas live in palaces that are usually in the center of the town. Opposite the king's palace is the Ọja Ọba, or the king's market. These markets form an inherent part of Yoruba life. Traditionally their traders are well organized, have various guilds, officers, and an elected speaker.
Chief Awosemo 1985 quotes 22 names from Oduduwa to Giesi. [3] See column 8. Eluyemi 1986 quotes 41 names from Oduduwa to nowadays. [3] See column 9. Sources for the 50 items A list. Awoyinfa, Dele, 1992 [6] [7] pages 30–35. Prince L. A. Adetunji 1999, [8] pages 70–77. The prince, from the Giesi family, was one of the contenders for the 2015 ...
By the 15th century it became an independent trading power, blocking Ife's access to the coastal ports as Oyo had cut off the mother city from the savanna. Political and religious authority resided in the oba (king) who according to tradition was descended from Oduduwa the first ooni of ife. Benin spread over a large area enclosed by concentric ...