Oluwole

Oba Oluwole (died 1841) reigned as Oba of Lagos from 1837 to 1841. His father was Oba Adele.[1]

Oluwole
Oba of Lagos
Reign1837 - 1841
PredecessorAdele
SuccessorAkitoye
BornOluwole
Lagos
Died1841
Lagos
Burial
Benin
HouseAdo, Ologun Kutere, Adele
FatherAdele
ReligionIfá

Rivalry with Kosoko

The genesis of Oba Oluwole and prince Kosoko's rivalry appears rooted in their competing bids for the Obaship of Lagos upon the death of Oba Adele.[2] When Oluwole became Oba, he banished Kosoko's sister, Opo Olu from Lagos, even after diviners found her innocent of practicing witchcraft.[3] Furthermore, after Oluwole quelled Kosoko's armed uprising known as Ogun Ewe Koko ("leaves of the coco-yam war"),[4] Oluwole dispatched his war captain - Yesufu Bada - on a military mission to recapture loot from Kosoko's camp.[5]

Death from accidental gunpowder explosion

Oluwole died in 1841 when lightning triggered an explosion at the Oba's place. Oluwole's body was blown to pieces and could only be identified by his royal beads adorning his body.[3]

References
  1. Mann, Kristin (2007). Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760-1900. Indiana University Press, 2007. p. 45. ISBN 9780253348845.
  2. Fasinro, Hassan Adisa Babatunde. Political and cultural perspectives of Lagos. University of Michigan. p. 61.
  3. Mann, Kristin (2007-09-26). Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760--1900. Indiana University Press, 2007. pp. 47–48. ISBN 9780253117083.
  4. Smith, Robert (January 1979). The Lagos Consulate, 1851-1861. University of California Press, 1979. pp. 14–17. ISBN 9780520037465.
  5. Yemitan, Oladipo. Madame Tinubu: Merchant and King-maker. University Press, 1987. p. 8.
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