OYO EMPIRE: THE IMPERIAL CENTRE OF YORUBA CIVILIZATION AND THE HISTORICAL NETWORK OF OYO-DERIVED KINGDOMS
By: Engr. Adewuyi O.A (Registered Civil Engineer & Chartered Project Manager) The historical significance of the Oyo Empire rests not merely on oral tradition, but on the convergence of archaeology, written records, European travel accounts, missionary literature, colonial archives and Yoruba historical traditions. Among the pre-colonial Yoruba political formations, Oyo…
