Ilorin Emirate

This article is about the specific polity Ilorin Emirate and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a precolonial Hausa polity in Nigeria that emerged from the Oyo Empire at the start of the XIX century.

Establishment

January 1801: At the start of the 19th century Ilorin was a border town in the northeast of the Oyo Empire, with a mainly Yoruba population but with many Hausa and Fulani immigrants. It was the headquarters of an Oyo General, Afonja, who rebelled against the empire and helped bring about its collapse with the assistance of the Fulani. The rebellion was powered by Nupe and Bornu Moslem slaves.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 1818: In 1817, Ilorin state separated from the Oyo Empire due to the rebellion led by Afonja, a commander in the Oyo army. This event marked the beginning of Ilorin's independence and its eventual establishment as a powerful city-state in the region.