Timeline of The crowned Alaafins till date, with some historical events

REIGN OF THE ALAAFINS OF OYO
and SOME HISTORICAL MARKS


892 : Oranyan – Oyo-Ile was found

1042 : Ajaka Dada

1077 : Tella Oko –known as Sango Afonja

1137 : Ajaka

1177: Aganju Sola


1300 : Kori –( Osogbo and Ede were found)


1357 : Oluaso


1471 : Portugal 1st contact with Yoruba cities


1472 Eko is named LAGOS by the Portuguese


1530 – 1542 Onigbogi


1512 Ofinran – Saki was found


1534 Egungun Oju – Igboho was found


Nupe occupied Oyo- Ile

1554 : Orompoto ( She was a woman, a younger sister of Alaafin Egungun Oju)

1562 : Ajiboye

1570 : Abipa – Oyo-Ile rebuilt


1588 Obalokun – salt (Sodium Chloride) introduced in domestic use into


Yoruba Land Alaafin set envoys to court in Portugal
1600 : Aja

1658 : Odarawu

1660 : Karan


1665 : Jayin – (The first  Awujale of Ijebu
appointed)


1676 : Ayibi – Oyo spanned 150.00 km2


1690 : Osiyago – (1728 Oyo invaded Dahomey)


1732 : Gberu


1738 : Amuniwaye


1742 : Onisile  (1748 subjugating the Dahomey)


1750 : Labisi – (spent on the throne only 15 days, committed suicide because of Basorun Gaha)


1750 : Awonbioju – spent 130 days in the throne


1750 : Agboluaje - 1754 stars decline in the Empire with intrigues of Basorun Gaha


1772 : Majeogbe


1774 - 1789 : Abiodun


1789-1796 Awole


1796-1797 Adebo


1797-1798 Maku


1801-1827 Majeotu – Fulani seized Ilorin + 1823 Dahomey revolt


1827-1834 Amodo


1834-1837 Oluewu - 1835 Empire collapse, razed by the Fulani Jihad
Are-Ona Kakanfo Afonja , master of Illorin, invited a Fulani scholar of Islam called Alim al Salih into his ranks. He hoped to secure the support of Yoruba Muslims and volunteers from the Hausa-Fulani north in keeping Ilorin independent, but he did not succeed and Oyo collapsed.


1838-1858 Atiba Atobatele– 1838 Ago d’Oyo - New Oyo founded
The center of Yoruba power moved to Ibadan , a Yoruba war camp settled by Oyo commanders in 1830.


1859-1875 Adelu agunloye – 1857 Britain abolish slavery


1864 Alaafin stopped Batedo War in the name of Sango between Ijebu + Egbas


1876-1905 Adeyemi I


1888 Oyo became a protectorate of Great Britain


1905-1911 Agogo Ija Amubieya Lawani


1911-1944 Ladigbolu I


1914 Amalgation Frederik Lugard united north and south as colony + Protectorate Nigeria
The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River . Given by Flora Shaw
who later married Lugard


1945-1954 Adeyemi II
1956-1968 Ladigbolu II
1971 Adeyemi III