Alaafin Oyo was initially regarded as the Paramount ruler in Oodua (Yoruba) Land because, Oyo happened to be an empire and political headquarter of some Oodua people (Yorubas). but it is trite to know that, Oyo Empire didn’t cover the entire Oodua (Yoruba) land but kings who are subservient or surbodinate to Alaafin or King whose land had been taken by conquest. Moreover, during colonial era some monarchs were elevated as a result of selling their subject into slavery to ...