Ojoluwa
| Olu Ojoluwa | |
|---|---|
| Olú of iwere, Ogíamè | |
| Olu of Warri | |
| Reign | c. 1550 – c. 1569 |
| Coronation | c. 1550 |
| Predecessor | Olu Irame |
| Successor | Olu Esigie |
| Died | c. 1569 Ode-itsekiri, Warri Kingdom |
| Burial | Ijala, Warri Kingdom |
| Issue | Olu Esigie |
| House | Ginuwa Ruling House |
| Father | Olu Irame |
| Religion | Itsekiri traditional beliefs |
Olu Ojoluwa was an Itsekiri traditional ruler.[1] He succeeded his father Ogiame, Olu Irame after his demise.[2] He was crowned Ogiame Ojoluwa, the 4th Olu of Warri Kingdom at Ode-Itsekiri, the ancestral home of the Itsekiri.[3][4] Olu Ojoluwa reigned for about nineteen years from about 1550 to 1569. During his reign, he commenced the process of integration of Ekpen's (Ekpenede) descendants of Okere with the local population in the kingdom.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ The African Guardian. Guardian Magazines. 1987.
- ^ O'Mone, Chris (2012). The Saga of the Early Warri Princes: A History of the Beginnings of a West African Dynasty, 1480–1654. iUniverse. ISBN 978-1-4620-8427-2.
- ^ Preboye, Isaac Caution (2005). The Core Delta Iduwini Clan: Otounkuku "The Lost Tribe". Rural Development Nig. Limited. ISBN 978-978-34528-1-7.
- ^ Ayomike, J. O. S. (1988). A History of Warri. Ilupeju Press.
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