Ajagbo

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Ajagbo was an Alaafin of the West African Oyo Kingdom, who was on the throne for a remarkable length of time. He was notable for introducing the title of Kakanfo, similar to a field marshal in Oyo. He was also known by Oyo neighbours as a warlike king who sent armies to destroy towns in the popo country, Ile Olopa and his maternal town Ikereku-were.

References

  • Samuel Johnson, Obadiah Johnson. The History of the Yorubas, From the Earliest of Times to the Beginning of the British Protectorate. p 168