Related Research Articles
Oshun is an orisha,a spirit,a deity,or a goddess that reflects one of the manifestations of the YorùbáSupreme Being in the Ifáoral tradition and Yoruba-based religions of West Africa. She is one of the most popular and venerated Orishas. Oshun is an important river deity among the Yorùbápeople. She is the goddess of divinity,femininity,fertility,beauty,and love. She is connected to destiny and divination.
Ifẹ̀ is an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria,recent in-depth archeologically estimates suggest Ife's founding to be between the 10th century BC and 6th century BC and is widely agreed upon by historians to be the oldest amongst the classical and post-classical Yoruba city-states. The city is located in present-day Osun State. Ifẹ̀is about 218 kilometers northeast of Lagos with a population of over 500,000 people,which is the highest in Osun State according to population census of 2006.
Yorubaland is the homeland and cultural region of the Yoruba people in West Africa. It spans the modern-day countries of Nigeria,Togo and Benin,and covers a total land area of 142,114 km2 (54,871 sq mi). Of this land area,106,016 km2 (74.6%) lies within Nigeria,18.9% in Benin,and the remaining 6.5% is in Togo. Prior to European colonization,a portion of this area was known as Yoruba country. The geo-cultural space contains an estimated 55 million people,the majority of this population being ethnic Yoruba.
Ilesa is a historic city located in the Osun State,southwest Nigeria;it is also the name of a historic kingdom centred on that town. The state is ruled by a monarch bearing the title of the Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland. The state of Ilesa consisted of Ilesa itself and a number of smaller surrounding cities.
Osun State,occasionally known as the State of Osun by the state government,is a state in southwestern Nigeria;bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states for 84 km and for 78 km respectively,to the north by Kwara State for 73 km,to the south by Ogun State for 84 km and to the west by Oyo State,mostly across the River Osun. Named for the River Osun—a vital river which flows through the state—the state was formed from the southeast of Oyo State on 27 August 1991 and has its capital as the city of Osogbo.
Oyo State is an inland state in southwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Ibadan,the third most populous city in the country and formerly the second most populous city in Africa. Oyo State is bordered to the north by Kwara State for 337 km,to the east by Osun State for 187 km,partly across the River Osun,and to the south by Ogun State,and to the west by the Republic of Benin for 98 km. With a projected population of 7,840,864 in 2016,Oyo State is the fifth most populous in the Nigeria.
Olatunji Akin Euba,was a Nigerian composer,musicologist,and pianist.
Akinwumi Isola was a Yoruba playwright,novelist,actor,dramatist,culture activist and scholar. He was known for his writing in,and his work in promoting,the Yoruba language. As an actor,he was known for Agogo Eèwò (2002),Efunsetan Aniwura (1981) and Efunsetan Aniwura (2005).
Chief Ògúnwán̄dé"Wán̄dé" Abím̄bọ́lá is a Nigerian academician,a professor of Yoruba language and literature,and a former vice-chancellor of the University of Ife. He has also served as the Majority Leader of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Chief Abimbola was installed as ÀwísẹAwo Àgbàyé in 1981 by the Ooni of Ife on the recommendation of a conclave of Babalawos of Yorubaland.
Aganju of Oyo was a Yoruba emperor of the Oyo state,in present-day Nigeria. He was said to have been the fourth Alaafin or old Oyo.
The Yoruba Academy is an independent,non-profit,non-partisan,non-governmental,multi-disciplinary institution set up to shepherd the growth and development of Yorùbálanguage,arts,and culture,through collaboration with scholars,politicians,businessmen and experts in Yoruba language,culture,economics,law,science and technology,and governance.
Old Oyo is the site of the capital city (1400-1835) of the Oyo Empire in what is now modern-day Nigeria. It was a major cultural and political center of West Africa during the empire's height. Established by Yoruba groups migrating from the city of Ile-Ife,the city was the seat of authority for the Alaafin,or custodian/keeper of the palace which was called the Aafin. As capital of a major state during the 17th and 18th centuries,the city is also the site of large markets such as the Akesan market,which was recreated in the later city of New Oyo. Archaeology has been conducted at this site for over four decades. The area designated as Old Oyo is nearly 3,000 hectares. Sites related in cultural relation and importance to the Oyo Empire inclue Koso and Ipapo Ile,both cities in Nigeria.
The Yoruba people are a West African ethnic group who mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria,Benin,and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by the Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute more than 48 million people in Africa,are over a million outside the continent,and bear further representation among members of the African diaspora. The vast majority of the Yoruba population is today within the country of Nigeria,where they make up 20.7% of the country's population according to Ethnologue estimations,making them one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. Most Yoruba people speak the Yoruba language,which is the Niger-Congo language with the largest number of native or L1 speakers.
Akin Fakeye,is a Nigerian artist who works in the medium of wood carving.
Toyin Omoyeni Falola is a Nigerian historian and professor of African Studies. Falola is a Fellow of the Historical Society of Nigeria and of the Nigerian Academy of Letters,and has served as the president of the African Studies Association. He is currently the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin.
Joseph Adebowale Atanda was a Nigerian native of Eruwa,in Oyo State,Nigeria. He obtained his B.A. (Hons) in History in 1964 from the University of London and a PhD. in history in 1967 from the University of Ibadan.
Susanne Wenger MFR,also known as Adunni Olorisha,was an Austrian-Nigerian artist and Yoruba priestess who expatriated to Nigeria. Her main focus was the Yoruba culture and she was successful in building an artist cooperative in Osogbo. She partnered with local artists in Osogbo to redevelop and redecorate the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove with sculptures and carvings depicting the various activities of the Orishas.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ibadan,Oyo State,Nigeria.
Akin Adesokan is a Nigerian writer,scholar and novelist with research interests into twentieth and twenty-first century African and African American/African Diaspora literature and cultures. He is currently the associate professor of comparative literature at Indiana University Bloomington. He exerts influence on Nigerian cultural environment through commentary,advocacy,and writing.
The Ife Empire was the first empire in Yoruba history. It was founded in what is now southwestern Nigeria and eastern Benin. The Ife Empire lasted from 1200 to 1420. The empire was formed by Odùduwà,and became well-known for its sophisticated art pieces. Although Yoruba was the main language of the empire,there were also various spoken dialects and languages. It rose to power through trade with Sahelian and forest states. Its capital city,Ilé-Ife,was one of the largest urban centers in 14th century West Africa.
References
- 1 2 "Akin Ogundiran: Department of History - Northwestern University". history.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Akin Ogundiran". Akin Ogundiran. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ↑ "BU Library". buprimo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- 1 2 Ogundiran, Akinwumi O. (2002). Archaeology and History in Ìlàrè District (Central Yorubaland, Nigeria) 1200-1900 A.D. Oxford, UK: British Archaeological Reports. doi:10.30861/9781841714684. ISBN 978-1-84171-468-4.
- 1 2 Adekola, Kola (2014), "Ogundiran, Akinwumi", in Smith, Claire (ed.), Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, New York, NY: Springer New York, pp. 5558–5559, doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_2349, ISBN 978-1-4419-0426-3 , retrieved 2020-06-21
- ↑ "African Archaeological Review". Springer. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
| Other | |
