Search results
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).
- Kingdom of Dahomey
Dahomey was also weakened after failing to invade and...
- Oyo-Ile
Old Oyo (also known as Oyo-Ile, Oyo Katunga, Oyo-Oro, and...
- Alaafin
Alaafin Oyo & Sir Walter Egerton circa 1910 - Colorized...
- Traditional States
There are many traditional states in Nigeria. A partial list...
- Kingdom of Dahomey
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
People also ask
Where was the Oyo Empire located?
Where did the Oyo kingdom come from?
How did Oyo become a major empire?
Who was the founder of the Oyo State?
Apr 2, 2020 · The Oyo Empire flourished from the 17th to 19th century CE in what is today southwest Nigeria. The Oyo forged an empire thanks to their formidable cavalry units and so came to dominate other Yoruba peoples of the region.
- Mark Cartwright
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.
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.
