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Ajaka was an Oyo emperor (located within modern-day Nigeria) who was twice on the throne. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] His father was Oranyan or Oranmiyan and his brother, according to the historian Samuel Johnson, was Shango .
Oranmiyan, the first oba (king) of Oyo, was succeeded by Oba Ajaka, Alaafin of Oyo. Ajaka was deposed, because he lacked Yoruba military virtues and allowed his sub-chiefs too much independence. [7] Leadership was then conferred upon Ajaka's brother, Shango (also called Sango), who was later deified as the deity of thunder and lightning. Ajaka ...
Oyo, Oyo State, is the seat of the line of the rulers of Oyo.Their territory, a constituent rump state, is located in what is now Nigeria.Since the 1900 political absorption into Southern Nigeria of the kingdom that it once served as a metropolitan center, the traditional monarchy has been either a tool of British indirect rule or a legally recognised traditional polity within the republic of ...
Ọ̀rànmíyàn, also known as Ọranyan, was a legendary Yoruba king from the kingdom of Ile-Ife, and the founder of the Benin Kingdom and the Oyo Empire. [1] Although he was the youngest of the descendants of Oduduwa, he became the prime heir of Oduduwa upon his return to claim his grandfather's throne.
Ṣàngó was the third Alaafin of Oyo, following Oranmiyan and Ajaka. [3] He brought prosperity to the Oyo Empire. [4] According to Professor Mason's Mythological Account of Heroes and Kings, unlike his peaceful brother Ajaka, he was a powerful and violent ruler. He reigned for seven years which were marked by his continuous campaigns and many ...
Aganju of Oyo was a Yoruba emperor of the Oyo state, in present-day Nigeria. [1] ... Ajaka and was in turn succeeded by his wife Iyayun. [12] [13] ...
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 ...
A group of local caterers prepare Amala ( a meal made from yam flour) in Oyo town, South-West Nigeria during the celebration of Sango Festival in Oyo. Sango Festival is an annual festival held among the Yoruba people in honour of Sango , a thunder and fire deity who was a warrior and the third king of the Oyo Empire after succeeding Ajaka his ...