As the Palace winds down the burial rites for the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III to herald the shopping for his successor, Platforms Africa digs out the names of all the 44 Alaafin of Oyo to have ever reigned in Yoruba history.
It would be recalled that Oba Adeyemi joined his ancestors on Friday, April 22, 2022 at the ripe age of 83 after breathing his last at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti.
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Here is the list of those who have, like Oba Adeyemi III, ever sat on the stool of Alaafin of Oyo otherwise called the Iku Baba Yeye.
(1) Oranmiyan
( 2 ) Ajaka
( 3 ) Sango
( 4 ) Ajaka
( 5) Aganju
( 6 ) Kori
( 7 ) Oluaso
( 8 ) Onigbogi
( 9) Ofiran
( 10 ) Egunoju
( 11 ) Orompoto
( 12 ) Ajiboyede
( 13) Abipa- 1570-1580
( 14 ) Obalokun- 1580-1600
( 15 ) Ajagbo(1600-1658)
( 16 ) Odarawu(1658-1660)
( 17 ) Kanran(1660-1665)
( 18 ) Jayin (1655-1670)
( 19 ) Ayibi(1678-1690)
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Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III: A King, His Will And Widows
BREAKING: Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, is dead
Alaafin To be Buried According to Islamic Rites – Head of Oyo Mesi
( 20 ) Osinyango(1690-1698)
( 21 ) Ojigi(1698-1732)
( 22 ) Gberu bi oye (1732-1738)
( 23 ) Amuniwaye(1738-1742)
( 24 ) Onisile(1742-1750)
( 25) Olabisi – 1750-1750
( 26) Awonbioju – 1750-1750
(27) Agboluaje(1750-1772)
(28) Majeogbe (1772-1775)
( 30) Abiodun(1755-1805)
( 31) Aole
( 32) Adebo
( 33 ) Maku(1802-1830)
( 34) Majotu
( 35) Amodo (1830-1830)
( 36) Oluewu (1830-1834)
( 37) Abiodun Atiba (1837-1859)
( 38) Adelu (1858-1875)
( 39) Adeyemi I (1875-1905)
( 40) Lawani Agogoija (1905-1911)
( 41) Ladigbolu 1911-Dec. 1944
( 42) Adeniran Adeyemi II 1945-1955
( 43) Bello Gbadegesin(Ladigbolu II) – July 20 1956- 1968
(44) Lamidi Adeyemi eleketa III-Alafin of Oyo (14 Jan. 1971- April 22, 2022)
