Adeyemi I was the last independent[citation needed] ruler of the Oyo Empire.
[1] Starting in 1888 he came under increasing British control with his independence clearly ended by 1896.
He was the Alaafin during the 16 years Yoruba civil war which went on from 1877 to 1893.
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