Draft:Olakanmi Okoro Giesi

Olakanmi Okoro Giesi
Oba Olakanmi Okoro Giesi
Reign1848-1866
PredecessorOba Folashade Ajiga
SuccessorOluyalo Arojojoye
Died1866
Ipetumodu
HouseAgbedegbede
DynastyApetumodu
ReligionYoruba Religion

Oba Olakanmi Okoro Giesi was a 19th-century Yoruba monarch who, as Apetumodu of Ipetumodu, rebuilt and restored the town after a Fulani attack.[citation needed]

Early life

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Oba Olakanmi Okoro Giesi was born in the Agbedegbede compound, Ipetumodu, a compound traced to the Agbedegbede compound of the Giesi ruling house in Ile-Ife.[1]

Ascension and reign

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In the aftermath of the attack, a hero emerged in the form of Lafiani, also known as "Arakatampo pa Hukuhuku," who led the remaining Ipetumodu warriors to drive out the Fulani marauders. Following the defeat of the Fulani, Oba Olakanmi Okoro Giesi ascended to the throne as the new Apetumodu.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Adeagbo Akinjogbin; J.F. Ade Ajayi; Olusegun Ekanade; Oluwole Aloba; Olasiji Oshin; G.O. Oyeweso; Funso Afolayan; A.G. Adebayo; Dare Oguntomisin (1998). War and Peace in Yorubaland 1793-1893.
  2. ^ "Wars for the Consolidation and Balance of Power", The History of the Yorubas, Cambridge University Press, pp. 247–257, 2010-09-30, doi:10.1017/cbo9780511702617.025, ISBN 978-0-511-70261-7, retrieved 2024-06-12

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