Ademiluyi Ajagun

Adémilúyì Ajàgun
Ọọni of Ilé-Ìfẹ̀
Oba Adémilúyì sitting on the throne
List of rulers of Ife
Reign1910 – 24 June 1930
PredecessorOoni Adekola
SuccessorAdesoji Aderemi
BornAdémilúyì Adémákin
about 1860
Ile-Ife, Ife Kingdom
Died24 June 1930 (aged about 70)
Ile-Ife, British Nigeria
Names
Adémilúyì, Ajàgun Lawáríkàn Àgbà ńlá bọfa
HouseHouse of Lafogido
DynastyOranmiyan
FatherPrince Ademakin
MotherPrincess Òbítọ́lá
ReligionÌṣẹ̀ṣe
Occupation
  • Warrior
  • hunter
  • farmer

Ademiluyi Ajagun was the 48th Ooni of Ife, a paramount traditional king of Ile-Ife, the ancestral home of the Yorubas. He was one of the most feared kings and was highly respected in Africa and around the world.[1] He succeeded Ooni Adekola and was succeeded by Ooni Adesoji Aderemi.[2]

  1. ^ "Official website". 24 February 2008.
  2. ^ Dayo, Ologundudu (2008). The cradle of Yoruba culture. Nigeria: Centre for spoken words. p. 206. ISBN 978-0615220635.