c. 16th centuryEvent
Oyo relocates its capital to Igboho
By the early sixteenth century Oyo had moved its capital roughly forty miles west of Oyo Ile to Igboho, while in exile from Nupe pressure.
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c. 16th century
Oyo relocates its capital to Igboho
By the early sixteenth century Oyo had moved its capital roughly forty miles west of Oyo Ile to Igboho, while in exile from Nupe pressure.
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By the early sixteenth century Oyo had moved its capital roughly forty miles west of Oyo Ile to Igboho, while in exile from Nupe pressure. Later in the sixteenth century, under Alafin Ajiboyede, the Oyo defeated the Nupe and reclaimed Oyo Ile.