Ódárawu was an Aláàfin of the Oyo Empire, who ruled briefly during the seventeenth century.[1] He was the first Aláàfin recorded to be dethroned by the Oyo Mesi[1]
| Odarawu | |
|---|---|
| Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́ | |
| Reign | 1620s - 1630s |
| Predecessor | Aláàfin Ajagbo |
| Successor | Aláàfin Kanran |
Ódárawu was the son of Àjàgbó and ruled for a short period of time. He was considered a man of bad temperament. According to Oyo legend his bad temper led him to being removed as king and also served as an warning and lesson to future kings on character development.
Before Ódárawu was crowned, he was a great trader.[2]In the market of Ojo-Sẹgi he expected a discount for being a royal and did not pay the full sum for his purchase. The trader, not knowing he was a royal, accused him of being a thief amd slapped him. After he ascended the throne he ordered the destruction of Ojo-Sẹgi. This was seen as tyranical and he was therefore dethroned and killed by the Oyo Mesi through ritual suicide.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Law, R. C. C. (1971). "The constitutional troubles of Ọyọ in the eighteenth century". The Journal of African History. 12 (1): 25–44. doi:10.1017/s0021853700000050. ISSN 0021-8537.
- ^ Ogundiran, Akinwumi (2020). The Yorùbá: a new history. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-253-05150-9.
- ^ Johnson, Samuel (2010), "Origin and Early History", The History of the Yorubas, Cambridge University Press, pp. 3–14, doi:10.1017/cbo9780511702617.006, ISBN 9780511702617
- Samuel Johnson, Obadiah Johnson. The History of the Yorubas, From the Earliest of Times to the Beginning of the British Protectorate. P 169
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