Aláàfin Olúodò was an '' Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́'' who died shortly after being crowned. He ruled the

Oyo kingdom The Oyo Empire was a Yoruba empire in West Africa. It was located in present-day western Nigeria (including the South West zone, Benin Republic, and the western half of the North Central zone). The empire grew to become the largest Yoruba-sp ...

in the early 17th century and was preceded by Ọbalókun and succeeded by Àjàgbó. Olúodò continued the efforts and policies of Ọbalókun of both expansion and encroaching on the global market.

Death

During a war against the

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, Olúodò lead the army and drowned in the

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during a Nupe counterattack. He was denied a royal funeral by the Oyo chiefs, because his body could not be retrieved from the water.

References

Year of birth missing Year of death missing Alaafins of Oyo 17th-century monarchs in Africa {{Nigeria-hist-stub