[2][3][4][5] The empire of which she ruled is located in what is modern day western and north-central Nigeria.
[10] Some traditions of the oral record hold that she was miraculously transformed into a man before assuming the throne there.
[11] She was reportedly masterfully skilled on horseback, and created a specialized order of cavalry officers within her army that were subject to the Eso Ikoyi.
While fighting her enemies there, she lost three war chiefs in quick succession, titleholders that are known as Gbonkas in Oyo.
The enemies thought that he was still alive and was making a mocking gesture, and were overwhelmed by what they considered to be their inability to best the Oyo gbonkas.