Ìtàn

Crown

Ọ̀wọ́ni (Ọọ̀ni) of Ifẹ̀

The title of the kings of Ilé-Ifẹ̀, the sacred cradle of the Yoruba race. The Ọọ̀ni is reckoned foremost among the crowned obas, Ifẹ̀ being honoured as the spiritual origin of the kingdoms.

Appears in the text as: Owoni

Adéyẹyẹ Ẹniitàn Ogúnwùsì, Ọjájá II, present holder of the Ọ̀wọ́ni (Ọọ̀ni) of Ifẹ̀
Adéyẹyẹ Ẹniitàn Ogúnwùsì, Ọjájá II
reigning 2015–present Photo: Leyeaa · CC BY-SA 4.0

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All mentions (36)

Part I, Ch. 1 — Origin And Early History — 2

¶52¶53

Part I, Ch. 2 — The Origin Of The Tribes — 3

¶31¶62¶63

Part II, Ch. 6 — The Revolution — 2

¶7¶9

Part II, Ch. 8 — The Consequences Of The Revolution In The South — 2

¶5¶27

Part II, Ch. 10 — The Spread Of Anarchy And _ Political Displacements — 8

¶52¶53¶56¶61¶62¶66¶67¶70

Part II, Ch. 11 — The Revolution In The Epo Districts — 1

¶55

Part II, Ch. 23 — The Commencement Of The 16 Years’ War — 2

¶54¶60

Part II, Ch. 25 — Ìbàdàn At Its Extremity—Bloody Strifes — 1

¶69

Part II, Ch. 26 — Failures At Reconciliation — 3

¶43¶104¶108

Part II, Ch. 29 — The Intervention Of The British Government — 6

¶118¶119¶123¶148¶167¶181

Part II, Ch. 30 — Dispersal Of The Combatants By Special Commissioners — 2

¶66¶73

Part II, Ch. 35 — The Establishment Of The British Protectorate — 3

¶51¶52¶53

Introduction — 1

¶106

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