In 1457, Tsoede Nupe king and his army invaded Oyo Empire and sacked the capital where Onigbogi, the Alaafin (king), fled to the land of the Ibariba and died
there.
Early Towns In Nigeria Before 15 Century
The Oyo Empire had No King For 85 Years until Ofinran became Alaafin in 1542.
During the 15th century Oyo and Benin surpassed
Ife as political and economic powers, although Ife
preserved its status as a religious center. Respect
for the priestly functions of the oni of Ife was a
crucial factor in the evolution of Yoruban culture.
The Ife model of government was adapted at Oyo,
where a member of its ruling dynasty controlled
several smaller city-states. A state council (the Oyo
Mesi) named the alafin (king) and acted as a check
on his authority. Their capital city was situated
about 100 km north of present-day Oyo.
Unlike the
forest-bound Yoruba kingdoms, Oyo was in the
savanna and drew its military strength from its
cavalry forces, which established hegemony over
the adjacent Nupe and the Borgu kingdoms and
thereby developed trade routes farther to the north.
The Benin Empire (1440–1897; called Bini by
locals) was a pre-colonial African state in what is
now modern Nigeria. It should not be confused with
the modern-day country called Benin, formerly called
Dahomey.
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