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Royal Titles Of The Yoruba Traditional Rulers
This is a list of the royal titles of Yoruba monarchs. It is not in the order of seniority. *Alake of Egba (Title), Alake of Egbaland *Olubadan *Olowo of Owo *Owa of Otan Ayegbaju *Osemawe of Ondo Kingdom *Orangun *Oba of Lagos *Alaafin of Oyo *Ooni of Ife *Olofin Adimula of Ado-Odo *Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijeshaland *Owatapa of Itapa Ekiti *Olumushin of Mushinland *Orimolusi of Ijebu Igbo *Awujale of Ijebu Ode *Akarigbo of Sagamu * Oluwo of Iwo *Soun of Ogbomoso *Ayangburen of Ikorodu *Oloko of Ijebu-Imushin *Moyegeso of Itele *Alaketu of Ketu (Benin), Ketu *Ogunsua of Modakeke *Alakan of Aiyepe *Adebonojo, Dagburewe of Idowa *Elese of Ilese *Deji of Akure Kingdom *Ataoja of Oshogbo *Sopen Lukale of Oke Sopen, Ijebu Igbo *Beje Roku of Oke Agbo, Ijebu Igbo *Kegbo of Atikori, Ijebu Igbo *Olokine of Ojowo, Ijebu Igbo *Abijaparako of Japara, Ijebu Igbo *Okere of Saki *Olobu of Ilobu *Oluresi of Iresi *Timi of Ede *Elemure of Emure-Ekiti *Owa Ajero of Ijero Ekiti *Ewi of Ado Ekiti *Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alake Of Egba (Title)
The Alake of Egbaland is the paramount Yoruba king of the Egba, a clan in Abeokuta, Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria. Egba consists of Egba Ake, Owu kingdom, Oke-Ona and Egba Gbagura. History Sagbua Okukenu became the first Alake of Egbaland, ruling between 8 August 1854 to 31 August 1862. Prior to the appointment of the Sagbua Okukenu in 1846, Shomoye was installed as regent for one year, between 1845 and 1846, and following the demise of Oba Okukenu in 1862, Shomoye returned to the throne of the Alake of Egbaland as a regent, where he spent four years between 1862 and 1866. Following this, Oba Ademola I was appointed on 28 November 1869. He ruled for eight years until his demise on 30 December 1877. On 1 January 1878, Oba Oyekan was appointed as the Alake of Egbaland. He spent three years on the throne before dying on 18 December 1881. Thereafter, Oluwaji was appointed on 9 February 1885, and ruled in this capacity for four years (27 January 1889). After a two-year vacancy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
