Egbaland is the traditional kingdom of the Egba, a Yoruba people, centred on Abeokuta; its paramount ruler is the Alake of Egbaland.
- Type
- Kingdom
- Founded
- Orile Egba about the 13th century; Abeokuta about 1830 (Wikipedia)
- Still exists
- Yes
Egbaland is the traditional kingdom of the Egba, a Yoruba people, centred on Abeokuta; its paramount ruler is the Alake of Egbaland. According to Wikipedia, it has four sections — Ake, Oke-Ona, Gbagura and Owu — and the Alake must come from Egba Ake, whose senior chiefs, the Omo-Iya-Marun, are his kingmakers. Samuel Johnson's history places the founding of Orile Egba, in the Egba forest, around the 13th century, after the Egba left the Oyo empire; Abeokuta was founded about 1830, after the collapse of Oyo. Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III, of the Laarun ruling house, was elected Alake by the Egba kingmakers and has reigned since 2 August 2005 (Wikipedia). He was still the Alake in July 2026 (The Gazette).
- Alake of Egbaland
- Egba Ake — Wikipedia · link
- Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III — Wikipedia · link
- Alake of Egbaland endorses PDP candidate Adebutu for 2027 Ogun governorship race — The Gazette (Nigeria), 2026-07-19 · link
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Archive ID: POL-EGBALAND · Last updated 2 October 2026.
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