Adeyemi I was the last independent ruler of the

Oyo Empire The Oyo Empire was a powerful Yoruba empire of West Africa made up of parts of present-day eastern Benin and western Nigeria (including Southwest zone and the western half of Northcentral zone). It grew to become the largest Yoruba language, ...

. He ruled from 1876 to 1905. ''Photograph'' Starting in 1888 he came under increasing British control with his independence clearly ended by 1896. He was the Alaafin during the 16 years Yoruba civil war which went on from 1877-1893.

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