Sabe is a territory located in present-day
Benin, based in and around the town of
Savé
In the
Yoruba language
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, the word
Oba means king or ruler. It is also common for the obas of the various
Yoruba
The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...
domains to have their own special titles. In Sabe the Oba is referred to as the Onisabe of Sabe
Records for Sabe are fragmentary and conflicting, containing a long succession of rulers styled ''Ola'' and ''Oba''. It is suggested by one source that recent rulers alternate between descendants of either of two brothers.
The list presented here represents the official record kept by the traditional authorities of Sabe.
List of Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe
Sources
* http://www.rulers.org/benitrad.html
* Montserrat Palau Martí. L'histoire de Ṣàbẹ́ et de ses rois : République du Bénin (Les Ṣàbẹ́-Ọpara) (French Edition) Paperback – January 1, 1992
See also
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Benin
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Yoruba
The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...
states
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List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa
Territory located in present-day Benin.
Oba = ''Ruler''.
Sourcesrulers.org/benitrad See also
*Benin
**Yoruba states
***Rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha
***Rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu
***Rulers of the Yoruba state of Sabe
***Rulers o ...
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List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Icha
Territory located in present-day Benin.
Sources
Official website See also
*Benin
**Yoruba states
***List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Dassa
***List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu
***List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo
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List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Ketu
The state of Ketu is located in present-day Republic of Benin.
In the Yoruba language, the word ''oba'' means king or ruler. It is also common for the rulers of the various Yoruba domains to have their own special titles. In Ketu the Oba is re ...
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List of rulers of the Yoruba state of Oyo
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