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Short oral story of Ilesha in Yoruba language by a native speaker. According to the historian Samuel Johnson: . The Olofin-Oduduwa, Yoruba Progenitor Ile-Ife, had several children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren ; amongst them were the king of Ado or Benin, the king of Oyo,Owa Ajaka of Ilesa ,the Osemawe of Ondo (from a daughter), the Alara of Ara, the Ajero of Ijero, the Alaye of Efon ...
The Ijesha (written as Ìjẹ̀ṣà in Yoruba orthography) are one of the major sub-ethnicity of the Yorubas of West Africa. Ilesha is the largest town and historic cultural capital of the Ijesha people, and is home to a large kingdom of the same name, ruled by a King titled as his Imperial Majesty, the Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland .
Fredrick Kúmókụn Adédeji Haastrup was born in the 19th century into the family of a member of the ancient Bilaro Royal house of Iléṣa.It is one of the four ruling families of Ileṣa (Biládù, Bilágbayọ, Biláro, and Biláyiréré) [1] and has been, since the reign of Owá Ọbọkun Atakumosa 900 years ago.
Ehengbuda also played a role in mediating disputes among Yoruba Obas who shared a dynastic lineage with him. He intervened on behalf of Atakunmosa, the deposed Oba of Ilesha, who sought refuge in Benin after being driven out by his people due to his tyrannical rule. Ehengbuda summoned the Ilesha elders and persuaded them to reinstate their Oba.
Ogedengbe of Ilesa (1822-July 29, 1910; [1] born Òrìṣàráyíbí Ògúndàmọ́lá [2]) also known as Sàráíbí Agbógungbọ́rọ̀, Ògèdèngbé Agbógungbọ́rọ̀ , or Ògèdèngbé Agbógun Gbórò was a Yoruba chief and warrior in Yorubaland, part of present-day Nigeria, who served as the Seriki (commander-in-chief) during the Kiriji War (1877-1893) against Ibadan.
The Ekiti formed a military confederation called the Ekiti Parapo commanded by the Ogedengbe of Ilesha, and formed a tighter alliance with the Ijesha. The Ibadan found themselves fighting on three fronts. [12] Okuku, which had been under the control of Ilorin, now came within the control of Ibadan, which posted a representative to the town. [13]
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Olowofoyeku was born in May 1917, and he grew up as the last born of a traditional extended family in Ilesha, a town in the west-south-west of what had previously been Northern Nigeria, a protectorate within the British Empire. Ilesha had previously been right on the border with Southern Nigeria, and was near the border with French-ruled Dahomey.