Oluodo Explained

Oluodo
Alaafin of Oyo
Reign-Type:	16th century
Predecessor:	Aláàfin Ọbalókun
Successor:	Aláàfin Àjàgbó

Aláàfin Olúodò was an Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́ who died shortly after being crowned. He ruled the Oyo kingdom 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.^[1]

Death

During a war against the Nupe, Olúodò lead the army and drowned in the Niger river during a Nupe counterattack. He was denied a royal funeral by the Oyo chiefs, because his body could not be retrieved from the water.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Ogundiran, Akinwumi . The Yoruba: A New History . Indiana University Press . 2020 . 978-0-253-05150-9 . 236 . English.
2. Book: Akintoye, Stephen Adebanji . A History of the Yoruba People . Amalion Publishing . 2010 . 978-2359260052 . 1 January 2010 . 274, 262 . English.
3. Agiri . B. A. . 1976 . When was Ogbomoso Founded? An Analysis of the traditions of origin of an Oyo- Yoruba town with special reference to problems of chronology and feedback . Transafrican Journal of History . 5 . 1 . 32–51 . 0251-0391.