Oyo Empire
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The Oyo Empire was a Yoruba empire in West Africa. It was located in present-day western Nigeria and Benin. It grew to become the largest Yoruba-speaking state through the organizational and administr
The Elephant (Ajanaku), totem of the kings and emperors of Oyo prior to Abiodun
Frontiers of the Kingdom of Oyo and its neighbours in c. 1790
Oyo Empire at Its Greatest Extent, c. 1780
Alaafin Oyo c. 1910, colorized
Yoruba people
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The Yoruba people are a West African ethnic group who inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo, a region collectively called Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute more than 50 million people in Africa an
Oyo Empire
…The Oyo Empire was a Yoruba empire in West Africa. It was located in present-day western Nigeria (including the South West zone and the western half of the North Central zone) and…
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Some Yoruba cities of the Middle Ages
The Ade-Are crown in Ile Ife