c. 16th centuryEvent
Palace slave bureaucracy established at reconquered Oyo Ile
From the reconquest of Oyo Ile in the late sixteenth century, slaves performed integral duties in the palace administration.
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c. 16th century
Palace slave bureaucracy established at reconquered Oyo Ile
From the reconquest of Oyo Ile in the late sixteenth century, slaves performed integral duties in the palace administration.
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From the reconquest of Oyo Ile in the late sixteenth century, slaves performed integral duties in the palace administration. Three titled eunuchs (ona iwefa, otun iwefa, osi iwefa) held the highest authority after the alafin in judicial, religious, and administrative matters, supported by the ilari and the ajele provincial overseers.