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List of past and present Awujales

* OBA OLU-IWA * OBA OSHIN * OBANTA – 1430 * OBA GURU – 1445 * OBA MUNIGBUWA – 1455 * OBANTA II – 1460 * OBA LOJA – 1470 * OBA LOFIN – 1482 * OBA APASA – 1496 * OBA GANJU – 1508 * OBA TEWOGBOYE – 1516 * OBA RUWAMUDA – 1520 * OBA OFINRAN – 1532 * OBA LAPENGBUA – 1537 * OBA OTUTUBIOSUN – 1537 * OBA MOKO IDOWA AJUWAKALE – 1540 * OBA ADISA – 1552 * OBA JEWO – 1561 * OBA ELEWU ILEKE – 1576 * OBA OLUMISODAN ELEWU ILEKE – 1590 * OBA MASE – 1620 * OBA OLOTUSESO – 1625 * OBA MOLA – 1635 * OBA AJANA – 1642 * OBA ORE OR GADEGUN – 1644 (The first female Awujale) * OBA GUNWAJA – 1655 * OBA JADIARA OR OLOWOJOYEMEJI – 1660 * OBA SAPOKUN – 1675 * OBA FALOKUN – 1687 * OBA MEKUN – 1692 * OBA GBODOGI – 1702 * OBA OJIGI AMOYEGESO – 1710 * OBA LIYEWE AROJOFAYE – 1730 * OBA MOYEGE OLOPE – 1730 * OBA OJORA – 1735 * OBA FESOJOYE – 1745 * OBA ORE JEJE – 1749 (Female) * OBA SAPENNUWA RUBA KOYE – 1750 * OBA ORODUDU JOYE – 1755 * OBA TEWOGBUWA I – 1758 * OBA GBELEGBUWA I – 1760 * OBA FUSENGBUWA – 1790 * OBA SETEJOYE – 1820 * OBA ANIKILAYA FIGBAJOYE AGBOOGUNSA – 1821 * OBA AFIDIPOTEMOLE ADEMUYEWO – 1850 * OBA ATUNWASE ADESINBO – 1886 * OBA OGBAGBA AGBOTEWOLE I – 1895 * OBA FUSIGBOYE ADEONA – 1906 * OBA FESOGBADE ADEMOLU – 1916 (Dethroned) * OBA ADEKOYA ELERUJA – 1916 * OBA ADEMOLU FESOGBADE – 1917 (Enthroned again) * OBA ADENUGA AFOLAGBADE – 1925 * OBA OGUNNAIKE FIBIWOJA – 1929 * OBA DANIEL ADESANYA GBELEGBUWA II – 1933-1959 * OBA Dr. SIKIRU OLUWAKAYODE ADETONA, OGBAGBA AGBOTEWOLE II – 1960–present

References

{{Reflist Yoruba monarchs Lists of African monarchs Yoruba history