Ijebu Kingdom | |||||||||
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| c. 1400 - 19th century | |||||||||
| Status | kingdom | ||||||||
| Common languages | Yoruba | ||||||||
| Religion | Yoruba religion, Islam, Christianity | ||||||||
| Government | Elective Monarchy | ||||||||
| Oba | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Nigeria | ||||||||
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| Yorùbá people |
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Ijebu (also known as Jebu, Geebu, or Xabu [1]) was a Yoruba kingdom in South West Nigeria. It was formed around the fifteenth century.[2] According to legend, its ruling dynasty was founded by Obanta whose personal name was Ogborogan of Ile-Ife. Its contemporary successor is one of the country's traditional states.
- ^ Robert Smith (1969). Kingdoms of the Yoruba. Methuen & Co. p. 75.
- ^ John Lliffe (13 August 2007). Africans: The History of a Continent. Cambridge University Press. p. 80. ISBN 9781139464246.