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During the Owu war, the Olowu was carried on his back (to disguise his escape) from Orile Owu (Owu Ipole) to Orile Erunmu, guarded by a combined team of his royal guards and Oba Erunmu's royal guards. After Orile Owu was devastated, the remaining Owu army retreated to defend Orile Erunmu against the allied army of Ijebu and Ife.
In the mid 19th century after the Egbas and Owus military occupation of the areas that are geographically south of Abeokuta. a party of the Egba/Owu army settled in Iju as they found the terrain to be ideally suitable for ambush in a guerrilla warfare as the invasion of the Dahomean Amazons loomed. As the name implies, Iju was a dense forest.
The Owu army contingent fought side by side with the Egbas in the Makun, Ilobi and Ado-Odo wars in 1842-45. The Owu/Egba contingent defeated the Ilobi and Ado-Odo at Itori, Yobo, Ifo, Atan and Ota. From these conquered territories the Owu and Egba forces fought against the fierce Dahomey Amazons. There were two major attacks on the Owu/Egba ...
Owu's newfound power expanded rapidly with the use of cavalry and Òwu began to undermine the commercial and political interests of Ifè, and eventually declared war on Ife, starting a civil war. [2] Evidence also shows Ife was likely dealing with Islamic expansions during the 14th century.
Women of Owu is a 2006 drama written by Femi Osofisan and published through University Press PLC. [1] Adapted from Euripides' The Trojan Women, the book uses the combination of choruses, songs and dance to depict the history of the population of Owu kingdom after a combined military force of Ife, Oyo and Ijebu invaded the city of Owu for seven years killing all of its male inhabitants and ...
During the Owu War (1812-1822), Isope and Iwaro, two Ipetumodu villages, were attacked thereby causing the Exodus of many people. It was after the war that the two villages were rebuilt. Ipetumodu witnessed the arrival of a large number of war refugees from Apomu during the Gbanamu war. [ 9 ]
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The Osemawe of Ondo Kingdom is the paramount Yoruba king of Ondo Kingdom a city in Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria. [1] The "Osemawe title" was coined from the phrase "Ese-omo-re" adopted from the comment made by the late Alaafin Oluaso during the birth of his daughter called Olu pupupu who later settled in Ondo Kingdom. [2]