Old Oyo, Oyo-Ile, Oyo Katunga (Hausa), Oyo-Oro, Eyo
Location
Old Oyo National Park, Oyo State, Nigeria
Coordinates
8°58′29″N 4°18′27″E / 8.9746°N 4.3076°E
Type
Capital, City
History
Founded
1400s
Abandoned
1835
Site notes
Public access
Old Oyo National Park
Old Oyo (also known as Oyo-Ile, Oyo Katunga, Oyo-Oro, and Eyo) is the site of the capital city (1400–1835)[1] of the Oyo Empire (occasionally called the Old Oyo Empire) in what is now modern-day Nigeria. It was a major cultural and political center of West Africa during the empire's height.[2] Established by Yoruba groups migrating from the city of Ile-Ife, the city was the seat of authority for the Alaafin, or custodian/keeper of the palace which was called the Aafin. As capital of a major state during the 17th and 18th centuries, the city is also the site of large markets such as the Akesan market, which was recreated in the later city of New Oyo. Archaeology has been conducted at this site for over four decades.[3] The area designated as Old Oyo is nearly 3,000 hectares.[4] Sites related in cultural relation and importance to the Oyo Empire inclue Koso and Ipapo Ile, both cities in Nigeria.
^Folorunso, C. A. (January 2006). "Revisiting old Oyo: Report on an interdisciplinary field study". University of Ibadan.
^Ogundiran, Akinwumi O. (2001). "Ceramic Spheres and Regional Networks in the Yoruba-Edo Region, Nigeria, 13th-19th Centuries A.C." Journal of Field Archaeology. 28 (1/2): 27–43. doi:10.2307/3181458. ISSN 0093-4690.
^Agbaje-Williams, Babatunde (1990). "Field Report: Oyo Ruins of NW Yorubaland, Nigeria". Journal of Field Archaeology. 17 (3): 367–378. doi:10.1179/jfa.1990.17.3.367. ISSN 0093-4690.
^Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Old Oyo". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
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