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Ijebu (also known as Jebu, Geebu, or Xabu [1]) was a Yoruba kingdom in South West Nigeria. It was formed around the fifteenth century. [ 2 ] According to legend, its ruling dynasty was founded by Obanta whose personal name was Ogborogan of Ile-Ife .
The Kiriji War, also known as the Ekiti–Parapo War, was a 16-year-long civil war between the subethnic kingdoms of the Yoruba people, specifically divided between the Western Yoruba, which was mainly the Ibadan and Oyo-speaking Yorubas, and the Eastern Yoruba, who were the Ekiti people, Ijesha, Ijebu people, and others.
It is the site of the definitive Imagbon War, also referred to as the Anglo-ljebu War, [3] that occurred in 1892 between Yoruba forces and the Imperial British military. [4] [5] [6] The military were assisted by protectorate treaty imposed on Lagos that enabled them to raise funds and troops supported by imported guns.
The wealth of the empire increased, and its political leader's wealth increased as well. This state of affairs continued until Oba Abiodun, Oyo's last great ruler, engaged his opponents in a bitter civil war that had a ruinous effect on economic development and the trade with the European merchants.
In 1892, the British declared war on the Ijebu Kingdom in response to its barriers on trade. The British emerged victorious in the conflict and occupied the Ijebu capital. [14] After British colonization, the capital served as an administrative center for colonial officials as the kingdom was annexed to the colony of Southern Nigeria. The ...
During the Owu war, the Olowu was carried on his back (to disguise his escape) from Orile Owu (Owu Ipole) to Orile Erunmu, guarded by a combined team of his royal guards and Oba Erunmu's royal guards. After Orile Owu was devastated, the remaining Owu army retreated to defend Orile Erunmu against the allied army of Ijebu and Ife.
The Ijaye war lasted two years. Ibadan and its allies defeated Ijaye and destroyed the town. In retaliation, Egba and Ijebu attacked and took Remo; Ijebu took Iperu and Egba seized Makun. These effectively closed the two main trade routes to the coast by the Ibadan.
After living at Ijebu-Ode for some time, the Mogun-Iseja left his Iberikodo home to found Mobalufon. He left with his instruments of war, all his paraphernalia of office, his beaded crown, and his Obalufon. He made a shrine for his Obalufon in the thick egi forest and also a place for the Agba-Iwa (perverted to Agbaruwa), a god he worshiped to ...