Small Yoruba-speaking village states in the hills between the Igbomina, the Ekiti and the Niger-Benue confluence.
No paramount ruler is known at any period before the nineteenth century, when Nupe raided them; for 1200 nothing is attested beyond the language.
Who holds it
- Title
- Town and village heads
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
How things stand that morning
Self-governing.
Customs
Village chiefs and title societies.
Assemblies
Village councils.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- 1200No dated event.Depends on: Not applicable Stopped by: Not applicable
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Language and later tradition.
On the map: A people's country drawn as a dashed outline; borders are approximate.
Sources and studies
- From the researcher's knowledge of the ethnography and oral traditions (Alagoa, Afigbo, Isichei, Forde and Jones, Bradbury); used only as a guide to who lived where
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.