Iwo Kingdom
title: "Iwo Kingdom" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["osun-state", "nigerian-traditional-states", "history-of-the-yoruba-people", "states-and-territories-established-in-the-14th-century", "14th-century-establishments-in-nigeria"] topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwo_Kingdom" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Iwo Kingdom |
| settlement_type | Traditional state |
| pushpin_map | Nigeria |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Nigeria |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Osun State |
| leader_title | Oluwo of Iwo |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
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The Iwo Kingdom is a traditional state based on the city of Iwo in Osun State, Nigeria. The Yoruba kingdom, whose ruler is titled "Oluwo of Iwo", was established in the 14th century AD.{{cite web |url=http://www.iwoland.com/?goto=history |title=History |work=Iwoland |access-date=2010-09-26 |archive-date=30 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530053429/http://www.iwoland.com/?goto=history |url-status=dead
The Iwo people, like all other people of Yoruba stock are said to have originally belonged to Ile-Ife from where they migrated sometime in the 14th century. The earliest settlement was founded by Adekola Telu, son of the 16th Ooni of Ife, a female called Luwo Gbagida. The present city of Iwo was founded in the 16th or 17th century.{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/427953/oluwo |title=History and traditions of Iwo |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=2010-09-26}}
Rulers
Rulers of Iwo were:
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| Start | End | Ruler |
|---|---|---|
| 1415 | 1505 | Parin |
| 1505 | 1541 | Olayilumi |
| 1550 | 1610 | Adegunodo |
| 1610 | 1673 | Olufate Gbase |
| 1673 | 1744 | Alawusa |
| 1744 | 1816 | Ogunmakinde |
| 1816 | 1906 | Monmodu Ayinla Lamuye |
| 1906 | 1909 | Sunmonu Osunwo |
| 1909 | 1929 | Sanni Alabi Abimbola Lamuye |
| 1929 | 1930 | Seidu Adubiaran Lamuye |
| 1930 | 1939 | Abanikanda Amuda Akande |
| 1939 | 1952 | Kosiru Ande Lamuye |
| 1953 | 1957 | Raifu Ajani Adegoroye |
| 1958 | 1982 | Samuel Omotoso Abimbola |
| 1992 | 2013 | Asiru Olatunbosun Tadese |
| 2015 | present | Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi |
| :: |
References
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