Kosoko
Sign in to saveKosoko (died 1872) was a member of the Ologun Kutere Lagos Royal Family who reigned as Oba of Lagos from 1845 to 1851. His father was Oba Osinlokun and his siblings were Idewu Ojulari (who was Oba from 1829 to 1834/35), Olufunmi, Odunsi, Ladega, Ogunbambi, Akinsanya, Ogunjobi, Akimosa, Ibiyemi, Adebajo, Matimoju, Adeniyi, Isiyemi, Igbalu, Oresanya, and Idewu-Ojulari.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Lagos
- Place of death
- Lagos
- Father
- Osinlokun
- Position held
- Oba of Lagos
- Native language
- Yoruba
- Image
- King Kosoko (1845-1851).jpg
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- place of burial
- Lagos State
- date of death
- 1872-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Ascendancy
- Rift between the Esinlokun and Adele lines
- Genesis of Kosoko's feud with Eletu Odibo
- Osinlokun's death, Idewu Ojulari's short term, and manifestation of the Eletu and Kosoko feud
- Increased strife between Kosoko and Eletu Odibo's allies
- Oba Oluwole's death and Akitoye's ascendancy
- Akitoye's naivety and Kosoko's revenge
- British intervention in Lagos
- Kosoko in exile at Epe
- Return to Lagos
- Death and legacy
- References
- Sources
Kosoko (died 1872) was a member of the Ologun Kutere Lagos Royal Family who reigned as Oba of Lagos from 1845 to 1851. His father was Oba Osinlokun and his siblings were Idewu Ojulari (who was Oba from 1829 to 1834/35), Olufunmi, Odunsi, Ladega, Ogunbambi, Akinsanya, Ogunjobi, Akimosa, Ibiyemi, Adebajo, Matimoju, Adeniyi, Isiyemi, Igbalu, Oresanya, and Idewu-Ojulari.
==Ascendancy== Kosoko's ascendancy to the Obaship of Lagos in 1845 was predated by a series of dramatic events.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kosoko” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.