c. 18th centuryEvent
Ilorin shifts from Oyo frontier to emirate
Ilorin's transformation from an Oyo-linked frontier power into an emirate tied to the Sokoto jihad reshaped northern Yorubaland.
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c. 18th century
Ilorin shifts from Oyo frontier to emirate
Ilorin's transformation from an Oyo-linked frontier power into an emirate tied to the Sokoto jihad reshaped northern Yorubaland.
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Ilorin's transformation from an Oyo-linked frontier power into an emirate tied to the Sokoto jihad reshaped northern Yorubaland. It became a lasting contact zone between Yoruba and Fulani-Hausa political worlds.
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