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    The Akure Kingdom is a traditional state with headquarters in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. It is the successor to an ancient Yoruba city state of the same...
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    Akure Kingdom is regarded as one of the sixteen ancient Ekiti kingdoms. According to oral history, a person by the name of Alakure founded Akure, but Omoremilekun...
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    The Akure–Benin War in 1818 was a conflict between the Benin Kingdom and the Akure Kingdom in what is now Nigeria. The origins of this conflict can be...
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    Atlantic Ocean to the south. The state's capital is Akure, the former capital of the ancient Akure Kingdom. The State includes mangrove-swamp forest near the...
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    current traditional ruler of Akure Kingdom, a traditional state in Akure, the Ondo State capital. He was proclaimed Deji of Akure in 2015, taking the regnal...
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  • He ruled the Akure Kingdom from 1834 until 1846. His lineal descendants are today known as the House of Osupa. They serve as one of Akure's two legally...
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  • name in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State. It is contiguous to the Akure Kingdom, and shares such a close proximity to that kingdom that visitors...
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  • Ojijigogun Asodeboyede; c. 1860 – 1957) was a Nigerian monarch. He ruled the Akure Kingdom from June 22, 1897 until 1957. His lineal descendants are today known...
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  • ruled the Akure Kingdom from 1882 until 1890. His lineal descendants are today known as the House of Osupa/Odundun. They serve as one of Akure's two legally...
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  • Adegboye Adesida Afunbiowo II (1950–2013), traditional ruler of the Akure Kingdom Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III (b. 1943), Alake of Egbaland Adeniji Adele...
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  • beforehand. The French Empire annexed the Kingdom of Etruria in 1807. The French Empire annexed the Kingdom of Holland in 1810. Dutch troops fought against...
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  • contributed to the development of other powerful kingdoms in Yorubaland. The ruling houses of the Akure Kingdom, for example, claim descent from the Owas by...
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  • the Ekiti–Parapo War, was a 16-year-long civil war between the subethnic kingdoms of the Yoruba people, specifically divided between the Western Yoruba,...
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    Ohen (category Kingdom of Benin)
    Benin Kingdom, who ruled from c. 1334 AD – c. 1370 AD. He was the son and successor of Oba Oguola, who had conquered the Ekiti and Akure kingdoms and built...
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    areas of greater human occupation. The Oyo-Ile Kingdom, during the crest of its power, sponsored new kingdoms located in the Oyo, Egbado, and Igbomina regions...
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    The Kingdom of Benin, also known as Great Benin or Benin Kingdom is a kingdom within what is now southern Nigeria. It has no historical relation to the...
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  • Modakeke Alakan of Aiyepe Dagburewe of Idowa Elese of Ilese Deji of Akure Kingdom Ataoja of Oshogbo Sopen Lukale of Oke Sopen, Ijebu Igbo Beje Roku of...
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  • Afunbiowo II (category Akure)
    was chosen as the traditional ruler, or Deji, of the Akure Kingdom, based in the city of Akure in Ondo State, Nigeria on 13 August 2010. State governor...
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    excellence Awards 2021. National productivity merit Award. BAATONA Of Akure Kingdom. Ciroman Kasar Hausa. "NIMASA Dg to address corporate world on blue...
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  • Olota of Ota Ijebu Kingdom Egba Alake Iwo Kingdom Oyo Empire Owu Kingdom Ondo Kingdom Akure Kingdom Oke Ila Ila Yara Ila Kingdom Idoani Confederacy Western...
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    brother Eguguojo to the throne. Igala Kingdom Ebulejonu, also known as Ebule (reigned in the 16th century) Akure Kingdom Èyé Àró (reigned 1393–1419) Èyémọ̀ị́n...
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  • (such as the Oba of the Akure Kingdom amongst the Yoruba people) and associations (such as Ekpe amongst the Efik). Some kingdoms also made use of ideograms...
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    integration. For most of its history, Igbara-Oke was under the control of the Akure Kingdom and by extension, the Benin Empire 1. Ajebamidele 2. Olorunda 3. Owode...
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  • Egbaland) Owu Oke Ona Gbagura Ibadan (?–1893/present AD) (NSM in Nigeria) Akure (?–?, 1818–1854/present AD) (NSM in Nigeria) Badagry (1821–1863 AD) Others:...
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  • Because Ilara-Mokin became a part of the Akure Kingdom in the 19th century, the Alara answered to the Déjì of Akure and had to pay homage, tribute, and was...
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  • Africa: West Niger Téra Kingdom 1600–1885 Africa: West Niger Agbon Kingdom Kingdom 1400–present Africa: West Nigeria Akure Kingdom Kingdom 1150–present Africa:...
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    Ekiti-speaking groups, which historically included towns in Ondo State such as Akure (the current capital and largest city of Ondo State), Ilara-Mokin, Ijare...
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  • Olota of Ota Ijebu Kingdom Egba Alake Iwo Kingdom Oyo Empire Owu Kingdom Ondo Kingdom Akure Kingdom Oke Ila Ila Yara Ila Kingdom Idoani Confederacy Western...
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  • Ahom Kingdom  Aïr – Terene Sultanate of Aïr Ajman – Emirate of Ajman  AkureAkure Kingdom  Akyem – Akyem Confederacy  Amarro – Amarro Kingdom  Ambohidratrimo...
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    conferred with the title of Aare Baroyin of Akure land by the Deji of Akure. Sam also received the Nupe Kingdom Lifetime Achievement Award for Entrepreneurship...
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