Ojugbelu Arere (Ogwa) | |
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Olowo of Owo | |
Reign | 1019–1070AD |
Successor | Olowo Imade |
Born | Ile Ife, Osun State South-Western Nigeria |
Died | 1105 AD Upafa |
House | Olowo of Owo |
Father | Okanbi son of Oduduwa |
Ojugbelu Arere (1070–1105 AD) was the first Olowo of Owo, a city in Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria. [1] He was a son of Oduduwa Olofin Adimula known as the ancestor of the Yoruba race whose origin was traced to Ile Ife. [2] The name, Owo, meaning Respect was coined from his intrigue attitude. He was succeeded by Olowo Ajagbusi Ekun [3]
Ojugbelu was a son of Oduduwa, the ancestor of Yoruba race whose origin could be traced to Ile Ife, the home of the Yoruba people. [4] [5] Due to his kind gesture and intrigue characters, he was accompanied to Owo by 12 Ighare Iloros who later settled at iloro quarters of Owo. [6] When he came to Owo from Ile Ife, he settled on top of a hill known as Okitisegbo, a dominant feature of the city of Owo. [7]
Ojugbelu Arere (Ogwa) | |
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Olowo of Owo | |
Reign | 1019–1070AD |
Successor | Olowo Imade |
Born | Ile Ife, Osun State South-Western Nigeria |
Died | 1105 AD Upafa |
House | Olowo of Owo |
Father | Okanbi son of Oduduwa |
Ojugbelu Arere (1070–1105 AD) was the first Olowo of Owo, a city in Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria. [1] He was a son of Oduduwa Olofin Adimula known as the ancestor of the Yoruba race whose origin was traced to Ile Ife. [2] The name, Owo, meaning Respect was coined from his intrigue attitude. He was succeeded by Olowo Ajagbusi Ekun [3]
Ojugbelu was a son of Oduduwa, the ancestor of Yoruba race whose origin could be traced to Ile Ife, the home of the Yoruba people. [4] [5] Due to his kind gesture and intrigue characters, he was accompanied to Owo by 12 Ighare Iloros who later settled at iloro quarters of Owo. [6] When he came to Owo from Ile Ife, he settled on top of a hill known as Okitisegbo, a dominant feature of the city of Owo. [7]