[2] In historiography, Obalufon II is renowned for his vigorous military campaigns and political diplomacy aimed at restoring Ifè's influence and control over commercial networks in the northern region.

Obalufon II revived the expansionist policies initiated by his predecessors in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, which had previously expanded the Ifè Empire to include Owu, Owo, Edo, as well as significant portions of Ekiti and Igbomina territories, all falling under the sphere of Ife's influence.

[3] Ife reached the zenith of its Classical era under the rule of Obalufon II, marked by widespread peace and prosperity throughout the region.

Notably, the mass production of glass beads and the importation of copper alloys to Ile-Ife surged during his reign, and he is widely credited in oral traditions for commissioning brass images of the royal ancestors.

it is also stated that he was the first ruler of Ile-Ife to use a crown as symbol of authority[4] Obalufon II Likely died of an infectious disease that ravaged the city during the last years of his reign.