Ajagbo

Àjàgbó was a warlike Aláàfin of the West African Oyo Empire, who allegedly reigned for 140 years in the seventeenth century.^[1][2]

Ajagbo
Aláàfin of Oyo
Reign	~1600 - 1659
Predecessor	Aláàfin Olúodò
Successor	Aláàfin Odarawu

He was reportedly born a twin to his brother Ajampati with his maternal town being Ikereku-were, which is said to have later been destroyed.^[2]

Reign

Àjàgbó officially succeeded his grandfather Ọbalókun as Aláàfin.^[1] This has been questioned by multiple scholars who believe the reign of other Aláàfins like Oluodo have been attributed to him. Àjàgbó concluded a lot of conquests that Ọbalókun started as well as subjugating the Òwu kingdom.^[3] He employed a military strategy of sending out multiple armies at once with the aim that they would try to outcompete each other for glory^[4].He was succeeded by his son Odarawu after he died of natural causes^[4]

He is most known for introducing the title of Are ona Kakanfo, a role comparable to that of field marshal who was supposed to combat the power of the Oyomesi and the Bashorun as well as professionalizing the Oyo army.^[5]