1. Maps of Political Control Over Time
2. Lists and Timelines of Events that took place in the Polity
3. Maps Comparing Territorial Boundaries Before and After Wars
4. Monthly Summaries of Events
5. Time Series of Territorial Changes
6. Time Series of Historical Population and Area
7. Events Navigation - Explore All Territorial Changes
8. Cities mentioned in territorial changes

Information

Name: Oyo Empire

Type: Polity

Start: 1301

End: 1893

Groups:

Yoruba Kingdoms

Oyo Empire: All Data

This page is about the data available for this polity, the chronology of the events of the polity is available here.

Was a powerful Yoruba empire of West Africa made up of parts of present-day eastern Benin and western Nigeria.

1. Maps of Political Control Over Time

Oyo Empire: Maximal extension of the polity compared to modern borders

Oyo Empire: Map showing the final year each territory was ruled by the polity

Oyo Empire: Map showing how many years the polity ruled each territory

Oyo Empire: Map showing the initial year each territory was ruled by the polity

2. Lists and Timelines of Events that took place in the Polity

Oyo Empire: List of events the polity was involved in.

Oyo Empire: Complete Timeline of the Wars Involving the Polity

Oyo Empire: Top wars by territorial gain or loss in terms of area difference

Oyo Empire: Top wars by territorial gain or loss in terms of area of the changes

3. Maps Comparing Territorial Boundaries Before and After Wars

Franco-Dahomean Wars

First Franco-Dahomean War

4. Monthly Summaries of Events

Summary of the Changes (Sub-Saharan Africa) for Oyo Empire

Monthly Summaries of Events during Wars

Franco-Dahomean Wars

First Franco-Dahomean War

5. Time Series of Territorial Changes

Oyo Empire: Time Series of all Territorial Changes

Time Series of Territorial Changes by specific invasor/invaded couple

All times that Aramoko-Ekiti invaded Oyo Empire

All times that Oyo Empire invaded Kingdom of Dahomey

All times that Oil Rivers Protectorate invaded Oyo Empire

All times that Kingdom of Dahomey (French Occupation) invaded Oyo Empire

All times that Kingdom of Whydah invaded Oyo Empire

All times that Ilorin Emirate invaded Oyo Empire

All times that Ikirun invaded Oyo Empire

All times that Oyo Empire invaded Ijaye

All times that Ibadan invaded Oyo Empire

All times that Kenu invaded Oyo Empire

All times that Efron invaded Oyo Empire

All times that Sabe invaded Oyo Empire

All times that Sokoto Caliphate invaded Oyo Empire

All times that Ajasse Ipo invaded Oyo Empire

All times that Oyo Empire invaded Kingdom of Benin

All times that Oshogbo invaded Oyo Empire

All times that Awo-Ekiti invaded Oyo Empire

All times that Ilaro invaded Oyo Empire

All times that Lagos Colony invaded Oyo Empire

All times that Ijaye invaded Oyo Empire

All times that Ilorin invaded Oyo Empire

All times that Kingdom of Dahomey invaded Oyo Empire

All times that Oyo Empire invaded Ogbomoso

All times that Abeokuta invaded Oyo Empire

Time Series of Territorial Changes during specific Events

Franco-Dahomean Wars

First Franco-Dahomean War

6. Time Series of Historical Population and Area

Oyo Empire: time series of its population and area throughout history

Historical Population and Area during specific Events

Franco-Dahomean Wars

First Franco-Dahomean War

7. Events Navigation - Explore All Territorial Changes

Events Navigation: Oyo Empire

Events Navigation (Duration 1 Year): Oyo Empire

Events Navigation (Duration 10 Years): Oyo Empire

All Territorial Changes during specific Events

Franco-Dahomean Wars

First Franco-Dahomean War

8. Cities mentioned in territorial changes

Abeokuta

Ado Ekiti

Ajasse Ipo

Aramoko-Ekiti

Awo-Ekiti

Cotonou

Efon Alaaye

Ibadan

Ijaye

Ikare

Ikirun

Ilaro

Ilorin

Iseyin

Ogbomosho

Osogbo

Oyo

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