Osangangan Obamakin ruled from Iwirin, Obatala ruled from Ideta, Olojudo ruled from Ido.
These kings also have their cabinet of chiefs and were the sixteen elders who held the spiritual foundation upon which
Yorùbá land is laid.
Each of these kings wore beaded crown: Osangangan Obamakin ruled from Iwirin led the sixteen communities.
Which flourished and had an establishment,commerce, agriculture, system of culture e.t.c
When Oduduwa came in from the Eastern part of ile-ife, through Oke-Ora(which many historians mistook to mean from the middle East).
He was taken to ilero, which is unanimously adjudged by the elders of Ile-Ife today as the
OLDEST ASSEMBLY IN YORÙBÁ LAND,ILE OGBONI AKOKO.
It's also of interest that Ilero is preserved till today,along Iremo road.
And the aboriginal spoken at time was called Ikedu,which bears 90% similarity as present day Ilaje Ugbo dialect
Of Yorùbá as established by linguistic historians.
It was at Ilero Osangangan Obamakin, the son of Oranfe, the aboriginal king of ancient Ile-Ife otherwise called Ugbomokun presided over the affairs of Ile-Ife.
Osangangan Obamakin had three wives.
His first wife,Yeyemoolu turned to pool of water in the palace of Ife today, which every Ooni must be betrothed to culture as a significant part of the blessings of Osangangan Obamakin.
For Ile-Ife and prosperity within the palace.
Traditionally, up till this day, Yeyemoolu remained the first wife in the palace of Ile-Ife.
Osangangan Obamakin also had sibling and among them is Baba Sigidi in Oke-oja or Oke-Awo in Ile-Ife.
The leaders of this community were independent kings who wore beaded crowns.
And they all gathered to discuss cogent matters that involved the communities.
Consult oracles and Osanyin for peaceful administration,perform rituals and sacrifice as well as
Execution of justice when needed.
Emi ni Bolanle Oni story 🖋️.
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