Ashipa

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Aṣípa
1st Oba of Lagos
Oba of Lagos
Reignc. 1682 – c. 1716 [1]
Successor Ado
BornAshipa (Yoruba: Aṣípa)
Isheri Olofin, Aworiland
Died1716
Lagos
Burial
Lagos
Issue Ado
House House of Olofin
Father Orhogbua
Religion Ifá

Ashipa, the founder of the Lagos royal dynasty but uncrowned as Oba of Lagos, [2] whom all Obas of Lagos trace their lineage to, [3] was an Awori Chieftain from Isheri. Ashipa was rewarded with title of Oloriogun (war chief) after returning the body of one Asheru, a Benin war captain to Benin [4] [5] and received the Oba of Benin's sanction to govern Lagos. [6] Some Benin accounts of history have the Ashipa as son or grandson of the Oba of Benin. [7] According to the Lagos traditional account however, Ashípa (Yoruba: Aṣípa) was a local native, an Awori Yoruba chieftain of Isheri.

Ashipa received a sword and royal drum as symbols of authority from the Oba of Benin on his mission to Lagos. Additionally, the Oba of Benin deployed a group of Benin officers charged with preserving Benin's interests in Lagos. These officers, led by Eletu Odibo, were the initial members of the Akarigbere class of Lagos White Cap Chiefs. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Slavery and the Birth of an African City. p. 29.
  2. ↑ Aimiuwu, O.E.I. Ashipa: the first Oba of Lagos. Nigeria Magazine, Issues 100-104, Government of Nigeria 1969. pp. 624–627. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Mann, Kristin (2007). Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760-1900 . Indiana University Press, 2007. p.  45. ISBN   9780253348845.
  4. ↑ Smith, Robert (20 December 2023). Kingdoms of the Yoruba. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   978-1-003-80417-8 . Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 Herskovits Kopytoff, Jean. A Preface to Modern Nigeria: The "Sierra Leoneans" in Yoruba, 1830 - 1890. University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 64–65.
  6. ↑ Folami, Takiu (1982). A History of Lagos, Nigeria: The Shaping of an African City. Exposition Press. p. 22. ISBN   9780682497725.
  7. ↑ Smith, Robert (January 1979). The Lagos Consulate, 1851-1861. University of California Press, 1979. p. 4. ISBN   9780520037465.
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