Encyclopedias

Alaafin

Tiv Heritage Archive (2026). Alaafin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaafin

URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaafin
Access Date: 2026-10-02

Title of the ruler of the Oyo Empire and of modern Oyo ('owner of the palace'); the Alaafin and the Oyo Mesi formed the central government; Oba Akeem Owoade I succeeded Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, the 45th Alaafin. Accessed 2026-10-02.