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Atiba Atobatele
Atiba Atobatele was Alaafin of Oyo from about 1837 to 1859. After the abandonment of Oyo-Ile he established the capital of a reduced kingdom at New Oyo, the present city of Oyo, farther south. He tried to rebuild the realm by recognising the war leaders of Ibadan and Ijaye as its chief military officers, to defend Yorubaland against the emirate of Ilorin.
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