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Ooni
The Ooni of Ile-Ife (Ọọ̀ni of Ilè-Ifẹ̀) is the traditional ruler of Ifẹ, Ilé-Ifẹ̀. The Ooni dynasty existed before the reign of Oduduwa which historians have argued to have been between the 7th-9th centuries A.D. After the demise of Oduduwa and Ogun’s fail attempt to take over the throne, Oduduwa's support base dispersed out of Ifẹ, Ile-Ife. Another account, but not in tandem with existing evidences, states that Ogun purposely sent all Oduduwa's children on different journeys to effect Yoruba territory expansion. Whatever the case, after Oduduwa's short reign, Ọbàtálá re-emerged as the king of Ile-Ife and the throne was rotated between Obatala and Obalufon houses until the return of Ọranyan, Oranmiyan who briefly interrupted the succession pattern. Popular history identifies Ooni Lajamisan to have been a son or grandson of Oranmiyan. Meanwhile Ife tradition remains unclear about his ancestry. Lajamisan is often said to have opened the modern Ife his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olubuse II
Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade Order of the Federal Republic, CFR (1 January 1930 – 28 July 2015) was the fiftieth Nigerian traditional rulers, traditional ruler or List of rulers of Ife, ''Ooni'' of Ife from 1980 to his death in 2015, taking the regnal name Olubuse II. He was a traditional ruler of Ile-Ife, Yoruba town in Osun State, Nigeria. He was crowned on 6 December 1980 in a ceremony attended by the Emir of Kano, Oba of Benin, Amayanabo of Opobo and Olu of Warri, as well as by representatives of the Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom. Early life Oba Okunade Sijuwade was born in 1930 to the ruling House of Sijuwade which is a fraction of the Ogboru ruling house, Ilare, Ile-Ife. His paternal grandfather was Adelekan Olubuse I, Ooni Adelekan Sijuwade - Olubuse I the 46th List of rulers of Ife, Ooni of Ife who ruled from 1884 - 1910. While his father was Omo-Oba Adereti Sijuade (1895 - 11 May 1949) and his mother was, Yeyeolori Emilia Ifasesin Sijuwade (nee Osukoti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi
Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (the ''Ọjájá II'') (born 17 October 1974) is the 51st and current ''Ooni'' of Ife. He is a traditional ruler and monarch of a Yoruba people of Ile-Ife. He ascended to the throne after the passing of Oba Okunade Sijuwade in August 2015. Ancestry Ọba Ọjájá II was born Prince Adeyeye Enitan of Giesi ruling house, one of the four royal families of the House of Oranmiyan. His paternal grandfather was Prince Joseph Olagbaju Adewole Ogunwusi, whose grandfather was Ọba Ọ̀ráyẹ̀gbà (also known as Ooni Orarigba or Orasigba) Ọjájá I, who was the 44th Ooni of Ife and ruled from 1878 to 1880. Through him, he is a direct descendant of Ooni Agbedegbede, who was a descendant of Ooni Giesi (the progenitor of the Giesi royal house), and thus a descendant of Ọọni Lajodogun. Lajodogun was a son of Ọọni Lajamisan (or Lajemisin), who was a grandson of the legendary founder of the Oyo Empire and Benin Empire, Oranmiyan. Oranmiyan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ifẹ
Ifẹ̀ (, ''Ilé-Ifẹ̀'') is an ancient Yoruba people, Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria founded sometime between the years 1000 BC and 500 BC. By 900, 900 AD, the city had become an important West African emporium producing sophisticated art forms. The city is located in present-day Osun State. Ifẹ̀ is about 218 kilometers northeast of Lagos with a population of over 500,000 people, which is the highest in Osun State according to Census, population census of 2006. According to the traditions of the Yoruba religion, Ilé-Ifẹ̀ was founded by the order of the Supreme God Olodumare, Olódùmarè by Obatala. It then fell into the hands of his brother Oduduwa, which created enmity between the two.Bascom, ''Yoruba'', p. 10; Stride, Ifeka: "Peoples and Empires", p. 290. Oduduwa created a dynasty there, and sons and daughters of this dynasty became rulers of many other kingdoms in Yorubaland.Akinjogbin, I. A. (Hg.): ''The Cradle of a Race: Ife from the Beginning to 1980' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ademiluyi Ajagun
Ademiluyi Ajagun was the 48th List of rulers of Ife, Ooni of Ife, a paramount traditional king of Ifẹ, Ile-Ife, the ancestral home of the Yoruba people, Yorubas. He was one of the most feared kings and was highly respected in Africa and around the world. He succeeded Ooni Adekola and was succeeded by Ooni Adesoji Aderemi. Early life Adémilúyì, meaning "my crown is honorable," was born around the year 1860 to the Royal House of Lafogido, one of the 4 houses of the Ọ̀rànmíyàn dynasty, descended from Oduduwa and Ọranyan, Oranmiyan. He was also a descendant of the 31st Ọọni of Ìfẹ̀, Otutubíọ̀ṣun. He was born to Prince Adémákin and one of his wives, Òbítọ́lá. He was the second child of his parents, his siblings were Adésanyà, Jọláadépọ̀ (the only daughter), Adébọwálé, and Adéyẹyè. Reign Ooni Adémilúyì was a feared warrior, hunter and a skilled farmer. He routinely went on dangerous expeditions in Èkìtì country where he kille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adesoji Aderemi
Oba (ruler), Oba Sir Titus Martins Adesoji Tadeniawo Aderemi (Atobatele I), alias Adesoji Aderemi (15 November 1889 – 3 July 1980), was a Nigerian Politician, political figure and Yoruba people, Yoruba traditional ruler as the Ooni (Monarch, King) of Ifẹ, Ife (or ''Ilé-Ifẹ̀'', as it is properly known) from 1930 until 1980. He served as the governor of Western Region, Nigeria between 1960 and 1962. Adesoji Aderemi was known as a wealthy man and had a large family of many wives and children. One of his children was the civil servant Tejumade Alakija. During the colonial era, the Oba Ooni gained a considerable amount of power due to the colonial policy of indirect rule and being labelled a first class Oba among traditional rulers in Yorubaland. The policy of indirect rule was used to ensure native awareness and consultations about colonial policies affecting the regions. The British leaned on existing native political structures and hierarchy, particularly the Nigerian trad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ooni Luwoo
Ooni Lúwo Gbàgìdá (sometimes spelled as Luwo) was the 21st Ooni of Ife, a paramount traditional ruler of Ile Ife, the ancestral home of the Yorubas in the 10th century. She was the daughter or a descendant of Ooni Otaataa from Owode compound, Okerewe, and a descendant of Ooni Lafogido. Luwoo was married to one of the high chief known as Obaloran and gave birth to a son named Adekola Telu. She was the first and the only female paramount ruler of Ile-ife known to be the origin of Yoruba ethnic group in southwestern Nigeria, succeeding Ooni Giesi and succeeded by Ooni Lumobi The Ooni of Ile-Ife (Ọọ̀ni of Ilè-Ifẹ̀) is the traditional ruler of Ilé-Ifẹ̀. The Ooni dynasty existed before the reign of Oduduwa which historians have argued to have been between the 7th-9th centuries A.D. After the demise o .... Ooni Luwoo's reign remains the only one by a female in Ife to date. Her son Adekola Telu was the founder of the Iwo Kingdom. References Oonis of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ọranyan
Ọ̀rànmíyàn, also known as Ọranyan, was a legendary Yoruba people, Yoruba king from the kingdom of Ile-Ife, and the founder of the Kingdom of Benin, Benin Kingdom and the Oyo Empire. Although he was the youngest of the descendants of Oduduwa, he became the prime heir of Oduduwa upon his return to claim his grandfather's throne. According to early accounts, he founded Oyo Empire, Oyo as its first Alaafin in the year 1300 shortly after establishing a new dynasty in Kingdom of Benin, Igodomigodo. Following Oranmiyan's death, his family is fabled to have erected the commemorative stele known as the Staff of Oranmiyan - ''Opa Oranmiyan'' in the Yoruba language - at the place where their grandfather died. This obelisk is 5.5m tall and about 1.2m in circumference at its base. During a storm in 1884 about 1.2m was broken off from its top and it has fallen twice and been re-erected on each occasion. It currently stands in a grove in Mopa, Ile-Ife. Radiocarbon tests have shown that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oduduwa
Odùduwà (Ooduwa, Odudua or Oòdua) was a Yoruba divine king, a creator deity (orisha) in the Yoruba religion, and the legendary figure who ushered in the classical period that later led to the foundation of the Ife Empire. His earthly origins are from the village of Oke Ora. According to tradition, he was the holder of the title of the ''Olofin'' of Ile-Ife, the Yoruba holy city. He ruled there briefly and also served as the progenitor of a number of independent royal dynasties in Yorubaland, with the praise names Olofin Adimula and Olofin Aye. While archaeologists and historians estimate Oduduwa's kingly existence to the ''Late Formative Period'' of Ife (800-1000CE), indigenous Yoruba oral chronology more properly places Oduduwa's as well as Obatala's era somewhere in between the 9th and 7th centuries BCE much closer to the founding of Ile-Ife, as well as explains the name Oduduwa an Obatala are powerfully symbolic names, so many would be princes within the Yoruba medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Language
Korean is the first language, native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Koreans, Korean descent. It is the national language of both South Korea and North Korea. In the south, the language is known as () and in the north, it is known as (). Since the turn of the 21st century, aspects of Korean Wave, Korean popular culture have spread around the world through globalization and Korean Wave, cultural exports. Beyond Korea, the language is recognized as a minority language in parts of China, namely Jilin, and specifically Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Yanbian Prefecture, and Changbai Korean Autonomous County, Changbai County. It is also spoken by Sakhalin Koreans in parts of Sakhalin, the Russian island just north of Japan, and by the in parts of Central Asia. The language has a few Extinct language, extinct relatives which—along with the Jeju language (Jejuan) of Jeju Island and Korean itself—form the compact Koreanic language family. Even so, Jejuan and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of The Yoruba People
The documented history begins when Oranyan came to rule the Oyo Empire, which became dominant in the early 17th century. The older traditions of the formerly dominant Ile-Ife kingdom are largely oral. The name " ''Yoruba''" is said to be given to the people of the left bank of the Niger River, gotten from the demotic "'' Yarba" (same as the Hausa term " Yarriba")'' firstly mentioned in the work of Capt. Clapperton ''(Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, 1822 - 1824)'' and referenced much later by Rev. Samuel Johnson ''(The History of The Yorubas).'' Prior to the generalization, each Yoruba tribes were called by native names, and the denotation was mainly for the Oyo. Ife Empire While the precise timeline is unknown, archaeological evidence points to settlements in Ile-Ife dating back as early as the 10th to 6th century BCE. The city gradually transitioned into a more urban center around the 4th to 7th centuries CE. By the 8th century, a powerful city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
