First settled by Yoruba from Oyo; the alliance of Afonja and Shehu Alimi about 1810; Oyo-Ile burned; Abdulsalam, Alimi's son, ruler; an emirate of the Sokoto Caliphate under Gwandu; defeated by Ibadan at Osogbo, 1838; a major slave market (Stone). Accessed 2026-10-07.