Person

Ọ̀rànyàn (Ọ̀rànmìyàn)

Grandson (or youngest descendant) of Oduduwa, progenitor of the Ọyọ royal line and reputed founder of Ọyọ; his staff at Ile-Ife (Ọpa Ọranyan) remained a famous monument.

Appears in the text as: Oranyan, Oranmiyan, Orafiyan, Orafyan

⑂ Competing accounts

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

All mentions (47)

Part I, Ch. 1 — Origin And Early History — 17

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Part I, Ch. 2 — The Origin Of The Tribes — 7

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Part I, Ch. 4 — Government — 3

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

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Part II, Ch. 1 — The Founders Of The Yoruba Nation — 11

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Part II, Ch. 18 — A Glorious End And The Gory Dawn Of Two Reigns—The Ìjàyè War — 1

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Part II, Ch. 24 — Conflicts In The North — 1

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Part II, Ch. 26 — Failures At Reconciliation — 1

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Part undefined, Ch. B — Appendix B — 1

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