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The figure Yoruba dynasties descend from, held simultaneously as a creation divinity, a migrating conqueror, and an ancestor, sometimes as female, and now as the name of a political identity.
The oba and why Yoruba kingship was sacred and constrained at the same time, the chieftaincy title system, the palace, the town council, Ogboni as judiciary and check, and how a king was actually removed.
Sourced Yorùbá proverbs on the ọba (king), the olóyè (titled chief), and the obligations, dangers and limits that come with holding power over others.
A comprehensive history of Ìdànrè, examining its hilltop origins from Ilé-Ifẹ̀, dynastic succession, political institutions, cultural festivals, colonial encounter, and twentieth-century relocation to the plains.
Guide to the eighteen files in the festivals section, examining royal renewals, masquerade complexes, ancestral commemorations, agrarian rites, and urban spectacles across Yorubaland.
An extensive study of Ọdún Ọba, the royal festival celebrating monarchical renewal, civic allegiance, ancestral intercession, and agricultural transition across Yoruba polities.
A tortoise tale in which Ìjàpá delivers an elephant for sacrifice by promising him a kingship, with the Yorùbá text of the riding song as printed by Omolaye from a named informant.