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Oyo-Ile

Also known as Old Oyo, Katunga

Oyo-Ile, also called Old Oyo or Katunga, was the capital of the Oyo Empire, located on open savannah in present-day north-western Nigeria. Its setting enabled the horse-based military culture on which Oyo's expansion depended. It was reconquered under Alaafin Abipa around 1610 and abandoned around 1835–1836.

Oyo-Ile
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Oyo-Ile. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/oyo-ile
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