The children of oduduwa by tribalrealities free listening. In this discourse, oduduwa is seen as the founder of the yoruba monarchical system, or at least, a founder of a prominent dynasty in yoruba history. In oyo empire great yoruba ancestor and hero, oduduwa, who likely migrated to ileife and whose son became the first alaafin alafin, or ruler, of oyo. By naiwu osahon a lot of dust was raised in the press in 2004 over the oduduwa issue. Since history should not depend only on myths and legends as determinants but. The benin traditional history claimed that the mythical ogiso or the god of the sky descending from heaven like oduduwa. These resources help children question who oduduwa really was. In this article i explore how these arts both inform and are enriched by early ife history and the leaders who shaped it. According to tradition he was the holder of the title of the ooni of ileife, the yoruba holy city. Oduduwa was the first divine king of the yoruba people, and obatala fashioned the first human beings out of clay. With a population of nearly 40 million spread across western africa and diaspora communities in europe, the caribbean, latin america, and north america yoruba are one of the most researched groups emanating from africa. The history of the peoples of southern nigeria and their culture. The oduduwa myth and the farce of yoruba unity brunel. May you walk on this sacred land to guide our souls.
Pdf the formation of yoruba nation and the challenge of. From those 16 major odu we can derive 256 combinations. Pdf stories of migration and state formation in yorubaland. Oduduwa meaning and origin of the name oduduwa nameaning. This allows children to consider different versions of events and debate the significance of what we know. Read the two stories then use the flipchart or powerpoint and prompt cards to structure discussion. On the basis of comparative studies between the dynastic tradition of the. I too, am not a historian, but rather an educated engineer who is a witness to history. The origin of oduduwa and position of ileife and other. It is believed that the yoruba formed the first civilization in nigeria in ce. All students of history must carefully preserve this historical record as a reference point. Oduduwa lleva dentro cuatro juju ikoide y agboni lleva una sola. He could choose uk or usa, but he was attracted to brazil because someone told him, that there are a lot of ori s a devotees and that yoruba culture is strongly active in brazil.
Oduduwa later went down to earth to rule over the yoruba people, becoming their first king, ancestral folk hero and legendary home improvement expert. Oduduwa s relatives established kingdoms in the rest of yorubaland. Oduduwa being the black one, iya ogbe, most times in yoruba tradition its syncretized with the earth. Pdf reexamining the yoruba nation a history of the. None ever disputed the fact that oranmiyan the last born of oduduwa also ruled the benin kingdom. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Oduduwa the story of the yoruba okiojos chronicles book 1 kindle edition by adeniji, adeniyi, akinboye, sunkanmi, ekwueme, harriet, anjorin, tunji, banigo, oriteme. Ileife, also known as ife, ifelodun, or the kingdom of ife, is an ancient yoruba city situated in osun state in southwestern nigeria. There must have been many dynasties in ife, as ife legends put pre oduduwa monarchs at more than ninety. Oduduwa therefore descended with his lieutenants and landed at ileife with a chain. May, 20 the oral history of the yoruba describes an origin myth, which tells of god lowering a chain at ileife, down which came oduduwa, the ancestor of all people, bringing with him a cock, some earth, and a palm kernel. Oduduwa university was licensed by federal government of nigeria to operate as a private university on 3rd november, 2009 cerficate number. Nairaland forum nairaland general culture the true story of oduduwa 3396 views oduduwa was not igbo prince oluwo of iwo ooni ogunwusi described as reincarnate of oduduwa photos oluwo rasheed akanbi welcomes son, names him oduduwa. Who was oduduwa ancient benin powerpoint and activity history. Oduduwa, according to the legend, had to be expelled from mecca when he resorted to idolatry. The origin of oduduwa and position of ileife and other yoruba cities and towns in history.
Oduduwa, was not only the first ruler of a unified ife, but also the progenitor of various independent royal dynasties in yorubaland, and is today venerated as the hero, the warrior, the leader and father of the yoruba race. This is illustrated in many other traditions, particularly in the kemetic tradition. Oyo empire was founded in the middle of the fifteen century. One of the largest and oldest towns of the yoruba kingdom, historical evidence dates the holy citys origin to as far back as 500 bc. The inevitable starting point is their traditional accounts. This kingdom was founded by the deities oduduwa and obatala, who are believed to have created the world. Therefore, i would like to examine the history of lagos and who owns it. Oduduwa is frequently confused with the female goddess odudua but, so far as we can tell, they are utterly different deities.
As a young yoruba scholar, i was told oduduwa was the first man created by. His name, phonetically written by yoruba languagespeakers as oduduwa and sometimes contracted as odudua or oodua, is generally ascribed to the ancestral dynasty of. History of west africa, band i, harlow, 1985, 255322. Reexamining the yoruba nation a history of the yoruba people. The history of oduduwa temple in brazil started thirty years ago. People have done a lot of bad things by distorting the history of the yoruba race because of their ambition. He told us the history of okinapa and answered all questions we asked him. Pdf reexamining the yoruba nation a history of the yoruba. The place of oranmiyan in the history of ile vanguard news. It is a private higher education institution located in the large town of ile ife with a population range.
The full history of the origin of oduduwaoba of benin. A history of the yoruba people is a comprehensive exploration of the founding and growth of one of the most influential groups in africa. The house of oduduwa foundation is to liberate, educate nigeria citizens about their social welfare. Oduduwa yoruba movies 2016 new release this week premium movies duration. The origin of the igbo people is a mystery and a subject of greater controversy, more controversial than that of every other ethnic group in nigeria and probably in africa. Sources cannot agree whether he came from arabia, present day southern sudan, benin, egypt or ethiopia, but they do agree that he was an important prince in his land. Mar 8, 2015 this is a picture of oduduwa the father of the yorubas. Dedicated to oduduwa s children scattered throughout the diaspora. Praise and love to oduduwa, son of the supreme being olodumare, ancestor of all the yoruba obas kings. Oduduwa university was established in 2009 and is a private university. History of osun state according to the oral history, oduduwa s father lamurudu came from the east. Oduduwa had sixteen children we were told and the eldest was orangun of ila and the egbas in abeokuta were descendants of the female child of oduduwa named alaketu.
The second wave, the oduduwa migration, is the best known in tradition. Hundreds of yoruba sons and daughters yesterday celebrated the 60th anniversary of internal selfrule of western nigeria and demanded for the establishment of oduduwa republic. Click download or read online button to get history of yoruba land book now. Mar 15, 2016 other immigration legends trace the origin of yoruba people, and by implication, the ijebu to mecca where oduduwa, the legendary ancestor of the yoruba, was said to be the son of king lamurudu. What is the true oduduwa story as it relates to other parts of the country. The documented history of the yoruba people begins with the oyo empire, which became.
Apr 12, 2016 reading of an excerpt from a history of the yoruba people. This version of history contends that oduduwa was a mortal king, under whose leadership yorubaland was conquered towards 600 bce and the kingdom of ife was established. Oduduwa is prince ekaladerhan of bini kingdom who came to ife by 900 years ago, overthrown obatala and became king of ife. Oduduwa was not a mythical personage as some historians claimed. The yorubas believe he is the father of the yorubas and progenitor of all yoruba obas and the oba of benin. Who was oduduwa ancient benin powerpoint and activity. The university was named after the progenitor of the yoruba race oduduwa. The yoruba history has been distorted for a very long time and it would take time before the record can be set straight. Ife arts and the history of this important southwestern nigerian center, key aspects of this code can now be discerned. The yorubas and the history of oduduwa realnews magazine. Linguistic evidence suggests that two waves of immigrants came into yorubaland between 700 and, the second settling at oyo in the open country north of the.
It is an incontrovertible fact that he lived to a very old age at ife. One of oduduwa s sons, oranmiyan, took the throne of benin and expanded the oduduwa dynasty eastwards. When baba king came to brazil, this was the opportunity to live in the western world. Aborigine ogboni history goes way back to the period of human ancient civilization in ifeoodaye. Yoruba and ancient near eastern history, the present article argues that yoruba traditions of provenance, claiming immigration from the near east, are basically correct. O ownership dudu black in ifa, there are 16 major odu. Who was oduduwa ancient benin powerpoint and activity contains. Upon the ending of oduduwa s time on earth, there was a dispersal of his children and. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I am not trying to rewrite the history of the yoruba race, i am only stating what happened. Saburi biobaku director of the yoruba historical research schzme, nigeria the history of the indigenous peoples of west africa is ripe for intensive research. He was not only the first ruler of a unified ife, but also the progenitor of various independent royal dynasties in yorubaland and ancestor of their numerous crowned kings. Pdf of all the west african societies, the kingdom of benin is the one most mentioned in contemporary european literature.
Bini history precedes oduduwa s by at least 1,240 years because 31 ogisos ruled igodomigodo between 40 bce 1200 ce. Oduduwa was the progenitor of yoruba race and that he. A history of the yoruba people by stephen adebanji akintoye. Several legends concerning the origin and ancestry of oduduwa abound in yoruba and benin. Oduduwa the owner of the black womb oduduwa means the black one. History of yoruba land download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The web directory containing the table of all your results and pdf download. There are so many versions of igbo origin and it is very difficult, or probably impossible to say which is the most real or most acceptable. The yearning for freedom, acquisition of land and to become the leader of a kingdom made many of oduduwa children to leave ileife and settled in different places olowu the first female daughter of oduduwa settled down in orile owu, that is why a song is being sang thus.
Oduduwa represents omnipotence, the ability to affect and reconstruct the physical reality at will. The controversies on oduduwa are finally put to rest in this writeup. Based to a large extent on the dynastic tradition of the formerly dominant oyo clan, it is presently in the process of reevaluation. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading oduduwa the story of the yoruba okiojos chronicles book 1. Thats what will usually come up when you get a reading. The yoruba people believe that oduduwa was sent by god from heaven to create the earth and the human race. History of the yoruba people the history of the yorubas is not yet well established.
Yoruba and benin kingdoms edo nation history and culture. Reading of an excerpt from a history of the yoruba people. Oduduwa odu da uwa odu to da iwa the principle that created the physical reality. I will also look at the history of the yorubas, particularly the story of oduduwa and his ife kingdom. Origin of the yoruba and the lost tribes of israel dierk lange abstract. The crown prince oduduwa relapsed into idolatry during his father s reign, and as he. Oduduwa, olofin adimula, and first suzerain of the yoruba, was the oba of ileife. The marriage, or the connection, between the them is the marriage between the sky and the earth. Oduduwa was the first ruler in all of yoruba land and was seen as the yoruba spiritual progenitor. We ask you to protect ife, the spiritual city of our hearts. Oduduwa was the first divine king of the yoruba people, and obatala fashioned the first. Several legends concerning the origin and ancestry of oduduwa abound in yoruba and benin mythology.
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