Yorubaland (Yoruba: Ilẹ̀ Káàárọ̀-Oòjíire) is the homeland and cultural region of the Yoruba people in West Africa. It spans the modern-day countries of...
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primarily inhabited by the Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute more than 50 million people in Africa, are over...
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states in Nigeria. Eight states are in Yorubaland. This is a list of States of Nigeria located in Yorubaland Oyo State Ogun State Kwara State Lagos State...
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Kogi state and the adjoining parts of Benin and Togo, commonly known as Yorubaland (Yoruba: Ilẹ̀ Káàárọ̀-Oòjíire). It shares some parallels with the Vodun...
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Chrislam (section Origins in Yorubaland)
pioneered in the ethnically diverse and highly ethnically populated Yorubaland region. Yorubaland is known as a cultural region, being home to a population with...
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and is associated with fire. He is not associated with volcanoes in Yorùbáland in West Africa, contrary to what is believed in Cuban-style practice of...
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Oyo Empire (section Yorubaland)
18th century and held sway not only over most of the other kingdoms in Yorubaland, but also over nearby African states, notably the Fon Kingdom of Dahomey...
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Yoruba Religion Orisha Yorubaland Aganju Volcanoes, Wilderness, Desert, Fire Yoruba People Yoruba Religion Orisha Yorubaland Akògún Warrior, Hunter,...
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Distinctive cultural norms prevail in Yorubaland and among the Yoruba people. The Yoruba are said to be religious people, but they are also pragmatic and...
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Oba means "ruler" in the Yoruba and Bini languages. Kings in Yorubaland, a region which is in the modern republics of Benin, Nigeria and Togo, make use...
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farming deity, Oko. Oya was traditionally worshipped in only the areas of Yorubaland once under the control and influence Oyo empire. Because of the Atlantic...
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served as the progenitor of a number of independent royal dynasties in Yorubaland. In Yoruba religious traditions, Oduduwa is seen as a divine or semi-divine...
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which attempted to replace the Oyo Empire as the dominant region in Yorubaland. In addition, Ibadan wanted a unified Yoruba nation similar to that of...
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states — Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo. It makes up part of Yorubaland in Nigeria, with Kwara and parts of Kogi completing it. The zone stretches...
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Chief Efunroye Tinubu Born c. 1810 Egbaland, Yorubaland Died 1887 Abeokuta Resting place Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria Occupation(s) Merchant, slave trader...
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settlements, this suggests a later date for migration into Northwestern Yorubaland. According to the Kay Williamson scale, the following is the degree of...
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axe (Oṣè). He is considered to be one of the most powerful rulers that Yorubaland has ever produced. In the New World, he is syncretized with either Saint...
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were colonized by Britain beginning in 1901. The people who lived in Yorubaland, at least by the seventh century BC, were not initially known as the Yoruba...
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Venerated in Yoruba religion, Umbanda, Candomble, Santeria, Haitian Vodou, Folk Catholicism Region Yorubaland, parts of Latin America Ethnic group Yoruba...
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representing the entire Yorubaland. Examples of such appointments include Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland and Iyalode of Yorubaland. As of 2021[update] the...
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deities in Yorubaland include Yemo̩ja, Ọ̀ṣun (Oshun), Erinlè̩, Ọbà, Yewa, etc. It is Olókun that fills the role of sea deity in Yorubaland, while Yemoja...
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to write in the Yoruba language Yoruba religion, West African religion Yorubaland, the region occupied by the Yoruba people Yoruba (spider), a genus of...
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native soup of the Yoruba people of South West Nigeria and other parts of Yorubaland. The two vegetables most commonly used to prepare the soup are Celosia...
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era through trade. Evidence also shows that during Ife's time period, Yorubaland was involved in trade with southwestern Cameroon. Dwellings had a clay...
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(Trinidad) Umbanda (Brazil) Yoruba religion (Nigeria) Sacred sites Ile Ife Oyo Osun-Osogbo Yorubaland Legendary figures Oduduwa Oranyan Moremi Ajasoro v t e...
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and beans porridge, native and popular in Nigeria, Benin and Togo in Yorubaland region. Corn and beans are boiled separately before being combined. Palm...
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Yoruba cuisine is the numerous and diverse foods of the Yoruba people of Yorubaland (Yoruba native regions of Nigeria, Benin and Togo). Some notable Yoruba...
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who also teaches wisdom. The name of Eshu varies around the world: in Yorùbáland, Eshu is Èṣù-Elegba or Laolu-Ogiri Oko; Exu de Candomblé in Candomblé;...
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Yoruba ethnic group in parts of Nigeria, Benin and Togo in a region called Yorubaland. The clothing reflects the rich culture, history and aesthetic preferences...
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rest of Yorubaland, which had also been weakened by sixteen years of civil war. By 1893, most of the other political entities in Yorubaland recognised...
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