page_title: List of rulers of Ife
hierarchical_section_title: List of rulers of Ife
caption_attribution_description: English: A deity at the Ooni of Ife palce
context_page_description: The Ooni of Ile-Ife is the traditional ruler of Ile-Ife. The Ooni dynasty existed before the reign of Oranmiyan which historians have argued that it is between the 7th-9th centuries A.D. All the Oonis are traced back to Oduduwa, who is the ancestral leader of all the Yoruba people.
  Ogun sent Oduduwa’s children on different journeys as advised by the Ifa oracle to effect Yoruba land and territory expansion.
  Oduduwa's eight children’s descendants are known as the Obalades of Yoruba land.
  They are the Onipopo of Popo, Onisabe of Sabe.
  And the Alaafin of Oyo, Oregun of Ile-Ila, Alake of Egbaland, Alaketu of Ketu, Owaoboku of Ijeshaland, Owa of Ilesa were the true heir to the throne.
  “It is believed that Ogun purposely sent all Oduduwa’s children on different journeys to effect Yoruba territory expansion.
  But historians have argued that Ogun had followed Ifa oracle’s advice and Ogun did nothing malicious.
  One of Orunmila's sons, Eweka, became the first Oba of Benin. Another son, Ajaka, became the first Alaafin of Oyo. Another, Osile, of Oke-Ona Egba. Ooni Lajamisan, another descendant of Oranmiyan, is often said to have opened the modern Ife history.
context_section_description: The Ooni of Ile-Ife (Ọọ̀ni of Ilè-Ifẹ̀) is the traditional ruler of Ile-Ife. The Ooni dynasty existed before the reign of Oranmiyan which historians have argued that it is between the 7th-9th centuries A.D. All the Oonis are traced back to Oduduwa, who is the ancestral leader of all the Yoruba people. 
  Ogun  sent Oduduwa’s children on different journeys as advised by the Ifa oracle to effect Yoruba land and territory expansion.
  Oduduwa's  eight children’s descendants are known as the Obalades (crown chiefs) of Yoruba land.
  They are the Onipopo of Popo, (Benin Republic), Onisabe of Sabe, (Benin Republic).
  And the Alaafin of Oyo (Nigeria), Oregun of Ile-Ila (Nigeria), Alake of Egbaland (Nigeria), Alaketu of Ketu (Nigeria), Owaoboku of Ijeshaland (Nigeria), Owa of Ilesa (Nigeria) were the true heir to the throne.
  “It is believed that Ogun purposely sent all Oduduwa’s children on different journeys to effect Yoruba territory expansion.
  But historians have argued that Ogun had followed Ifa oracle’s advice and Ogun did nothing malicious.
  
  One of Orunmila's sons, Eweka, became the first Oba of Benin. Another son, Ajaka, became the first Alaafin of Oyo. Another, Osile, of Oke-Ona Egba.  Ooni Lajamisan, another descendant of Oranmiyan, is often said to have opened the modern Ife history. 
  The four actual Ruling Houses are named from Ooni Lafogido, Ooni Osinkola, Ooni Ogboru and Ooni Giesi. The first three were sons of Ooni Lajodogun, and the later a maternal grandson of Ogboru. The current Ooni is Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II (born October 17, 1974).
caption: This is a picture of a deity at the Ooni of Ife palace
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