Office

Ọ̀yọ́ Mèsì

The council of 'seven principal councillors' of Ọyọ́ — the king-makers, led by the Baṣọ̀run, who elect the Aláàfin and check his power.

Appears in the text as: Oyo Mesi

All mentions (17)

Part I, Ch. 4 — Government — 8

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

Part II, Ch. 15 — The New City And New Government — 1

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

Part II, Ch. 22 — A New Reign And Evil Prognostications — 4

Part II, Ch. 29 — The Intervention Of The British Government — 2