Person

Ṣàngó

Fourth king of the Yorubas, of fiery disposition, whose reign ended in catastrophe and abdication; afterwards deified as the god of thunder and lightning, his emblems smooth axe-head 'thunder stones'.

Appears in the text as: Sango

⑂ Competing accounts

Did Ṣàngó abdicate freely, or was he forced from the throne?
The End of Ṣàngó's Reign — 2 accounts →

All mentions (63)

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

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

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Part I, Ch. 3 — Religion — 14

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Part I, Ch. 4 — Government — 13

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Part I, Ch. 5 — Yoruba Names — 1

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Part II, Ch. 1 — The Founders Of The Yoruba Nation — 12

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Part II, Ch. 2 — Historical Kings — 3

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Part II, Ch. 3 — The Kings Of Oyo Igboho — 1

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Part II, Ch. 4 — A Succession Of Despotic And Short-Lived Kings — 2

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Part II, Ch. 6 — The Revolution — 2

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Part II, Ch. 8 — The Consequences Of The Revolution In The South — 1

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Part II, Ch. 15 — The New City And New Government — 2

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Part II, Ch. 16 — A Series Of Fratricidal Wars — 2

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

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Part II, Ch. 19 — Sequels Of The Ijaye War — 3

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

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Part II, Ch. 33 — The Dark Before The Dawn — 2

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