Ogedengbe of Ilesa

Ògèdèngbé Agbógungbọ́rọ̀
Obanla of Ilesa
Ogedengbe in 1894
Obanla of Ilesa
Reign1898 - July 29, 1910
SuccessorChief Ogunmoyesin Ogedengbe II
Chief Stephen Olusesan Ogedengbe III
Chief. Dr. Oyekanmi Ogedengbe IV: Obanla of Ilesa (Grandson of Ogedengbe) (2005-)
BornÒrìṣàráyíbí Ògúndàmọ́lá
1822
Atorin, Ilesa
Died(1910-07-29)29 July 1910 (age 88)
Ilesa, Southern Nigeria Protectorate
FatherApasan Borijiwa
MotherJuola Orisatomi (or Falupo)
OccupationWarrior and Agriculturist
Military career
AllegianceIlesa
RankSeriki
Battles/warsKiriji War

Ogedengbe of Ilesa (1822-July 29, 1910;[1] born Òrìṣàráyíbí Ògúndàmọ́lá[2]) also known as Sàráíbí Agbógungbọ́rọ̀, Ògèdèngbé Agbógungbọ́rọ̀ , or Ògèdèngbé Agbógun Gbórò was a Yoruba chief and warrior in Yorubaland, part of present-day Nigeria, who served as the Seriki (commander-in-chief) during the Kiriji War (1877-1893) against Ibadan.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Ogedengbe: The Legendary African Warrior".
  2. ^ Adeniji 1998, p. 173.

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