Alake of Egbaland (title)

The Alake of Egbaland is the paramount Yoruba king of the Egba, a clan in Abeokuta, Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria.

[2] According to oral tradition, the Alake, believed to be a descendant of Oduduwa, was the monarch of the Ake subgroup of the Egba.

The Aláké ruled in a region known as "Igbó Ẹ̀gbá," north of present day Abeokuta.

The exact dates of their reigns are still unclear, and many of the names of the supposed kings are linked to oriki or nicknames.

He was murdered by messengers sometime in the early 1900s during a civil war among Ake towns known as Agbaje.

Following the demise of Oba Okukenu in 1862, Shomoye returned to the throne of the Alake of Egbaland as a regent, where he spent four years between 1862 until his death on August 8, 1868.

Ademola was a grandson of Jibodu, an Alake of Egba before the migration to Abeokuta, through his mother Teniade.

The Egba people were initially hesitant to Ademola II's appointment as he had converted to Christianity and was educated in western schools in Lagos.

[16] After his death on 27 December 1962, the throne was vacant for one year and on 12 August 1963, Oba Adesina Samuel Gbadebo II was appointed as the new Alake of Egbaland.

Lipede was a son of Adebowale Lipede, who was a grandson of Adeluola, a daughter of Oba Jibodu[18] He ruled in this capacity for 33 years until his demise in February 2005, which led to the appointment of Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo III[19][20][21] List of Alakes of Ake in Igbo-Egba, pre-1830: List of the Alakes of Egbaland in Abeokuta, originally of Ake: