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His conquests, while not all concluding during his lifetime, include lands in Ìgbómìnà, East Central Èkìtì, the Upper Ọ̀ṣun area, Ègbá and most notibly advances into the strip between the Yéwá and Ogun rivers (also referred to as Ẹgbado Corridor) which first gave Oyo access to the Atlantic Ocean and the global market.
Alaafin Oyo & Sir Walter Egerton circa 1910 - Colorized Outermost entrance to the palace of the Alaafin of Oyo called "Oju Abata" Alaafin, or The custodian of the Palace in the Yoruba language, is the title of the king of the medieval Oyo empire [1] and present-day Oyo town of West Africa. It is the particular title of the Oba (king) of the Oyo ...
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The Oyo Mesi selected the Alaafin. He was not always closely related to his predecessor, although he did have to be descended from Oranmiyan, a son of Oduduwa, and to hail from the Ona Isokun ward (which is one of the three royal wards). [27] At the beginning of the Oyo Empire, the Alaafin's eldest son usually succeeded his father upon the throne.
Monument City is a former settlement in Huntington County, Indiana.. Located at the current site of the Salamonie Reservoir in southern Huntington County, the parking area to view the remains of Monument City is located near the coordinates 40°45’49.45″ N 85°35’31.64” W. Monument City was covered by the damming up of the Salamonie River to create Salamonie Lake in 1965.
1. Gen. George Custer. West Point, New York The Civil War general most famous for his "last stand" at the Battle of Little Big Horn can be found in the West Point Cemetery alongside many other ...
This list of cemeteries in Indiana includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable.
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