Aláàfin Olúodò was an '' Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́'' who died shortly after being crowned. He ruled the

Oyo kingdom Oyo can refer to: Places Nigeria * Oyo Empire, a former Yoruba state that covered parts of Nigeria and Benin, or the capital city * Oyo State, a present-day state of Nigeria named after the Oyo Empire * Oyo, Oyo State, a city founded in the 1830 ...

in the early 17th century and was preceded by Ọbalókun and succeeded by Àjàgbó. Olúodò continued the efforts and policies of Ọbalókun of both expansion and encroaching on the global market.

Death

During a war against the Nupe, Olúodò lead the army and drowned in the Niger river during a Nupe counterattack. He was denied a royal funeral by the Oyo chiefs, because his body could not be retrieved from the water.

References

Year of birth missing Year of death missing Alaafins of Oyo 17th-century monarchs in Africa {{Nigeria-hist-stub