Eguguojo (also known as Egunoju) was the

Alaafin Alaafin, or ''The custodian of the Palace'' in the Yoruba language, is the title of the king of the Oyo Empire and present-day Oyo town of West Africa. It is the particular title of the Oba (king) of the Oyo. It is sometimes translated as ...

of Oyo during the sixteenth century. It was during his reign that the

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was moved from Oyo ile to Oyo Igboho (New Oyo), after a protracted battle with the

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and also as a result of internal fighting. Prior to the establishment of New Oyo, his grandfather had gone on an odyssey from Oyo ile to escape threats from palace officials. He was succeeded on the throne by his sister

Orompoto Orompoto (also spelled Oronpoto) was an Alaafin of the Yoruba Oyo Empire, the first female Alaafin to be precise. The empire of which she ruled is located in what is modern day western and north-central Nigeria. History Orompoto was the sister of ...

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