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Olówu of Òwu

The king of the Owu, one of the earliest Yoruba states. In the tradition Johnson records the Olówu's mother was a daughter of Odùduwà — a claim to seniority — though his father was 'a commoner, and not a prince of the blood.'

Appears in the text as: Olowu

⑂ Competing accounts

Where did the Yoruba people come from?
The Origin of the Yorubas — 4 accounts →

All mentions (25)

Part I, Ch. 1 — Origin And Early History — 5

¶27 ¶30 ¶31 ¶32 ¶35

Part I, Ch. 2 — The Origin Of The Tribes — 2

¶23 ¶31

Part I, Ch. 4 — Government — 1

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Part I, Ch. 8 — Manners And Customs — 5

¶52 ¶53 ¶54 ¶55 ¶56

Part II, Ch. 1 — The Founders Of The Yoruba Nation — 2

¶26 ¶27

Part II, Ch. 4 — A Succession Of Despotic And Short-Lived Kings — 1

¶43

Part II, Ch. 6 — The Revolution — 1

¶7

Part II, Ch. 8 — The Consequences Of The Revolution In The South — 4

¶5 ¶6 ¶11 ¶27

Part II, Ch. 11 — The Revolution In The Epo Districts — 3

¶37 ¶53 ¶54

Part undefined, Ch. A — Appendix A — Treaties — 1

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