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The Oyo Empire was a Yoruba empire in West Africa. It was located in present-day southern Benin and western Nigeria (including the South West zone and the western half of the North Central zone). The empire grew to become the largest Yoruba -speaking state through the organizational and administrative efforts of the Yoruba people, trade, as ...
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Oyo empire, Yoruba state north of Lagos, in present-day southwestern Nigeria, that dominated, during its apogee (1650–1750), most of the states between the Volta River in the west and the Niger River in the east. It was the most important and authoritative of all the early Yoruba principalities.
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Apr 2, 2020 · The Oyo Empire, with its capital at Old Oyo near the Niger River, prospered on regional trade and became a central facilitator in moving slaves from Africa 's interior to the coast and waiting European sailing ships. The trade in humanity was so large that this part of Africa became known simply as the 'Slave Coast'.
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Jun 16, 2009 · Oyo, a pre-colonial kingdom in present-day Nigeria, was founded in the 1300s. Established by Oranmiyan of the Yoruba people of West Africa, Oyo quickly grew to become one of the most powerful states in the Yoruba-speaking region.
The Oyo Empire was a large West African empire founded in approximately 1300 C.E. The largest West African empire to exist in present day Yorubaland ( Nigeria ), it was also the most important and authoritative of all the early Yoruba principalities.
Established in the late 14th or early 15th century, the West African kingdom of Oyo grew into an empire that was dominant among the historical Yoruba states. According to Yoruba tradition, Oyo was founded by Oranmiyan, a son of Oduduwa, the deity who established the original Yoruba state of Ife centuries earlier.
