Kosoko

Kosoko
Oba of Lagos
Reign1845–1851
PredecessorAkitoye
SuccessorAkitoye
BornKosoko
Lagos
Died1872
Lagos
Burial
Iga Ereko, Lagos
FatherOsinlokun

Kosoko (died 1872)[1] was a member of the Ologun Kutere Lagos Royal Family who reigned as Oba of Lagos from 1845 to 1851.[2][3] His father was Oba Osinlokun and his siblings were Idewu Ojulari (who was Oba from 1829 to 1834/35), Olufunmi, Odunsi, Ladega, Ogunbambi, Akinsanya, Ogunjobi, Akimosa, Ibiyemi, Adebajo, Matimoju, Adeniyi, Isiyemi, Igbalu, Oresanya, and Idewu-Ojulari.[4]

  1. ^ "Kosoko". LitCaf. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ O, OSHIN SHERIFF (18 April 2018). "Oba Kosoko: His Military Strength And The Struggle For Lagos Kingship". Medium. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. ^ Shin, Eun-Ja (30 September 2005). "Measuring Impact of Scholarly Digital Archives : Analyses on Citation Indicators of PMC Journals". Journal of Information Management. 36 (3): 51–70. doi:10.1633/jim.2005.36.3.051. ISSN 0254-3621.
  4. ^ Mann, Kristin (23 April 2024). Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760–1900. Indiana University Press, 2007. p. 45. ISBN 9780253348845.