The Oyo Empire and Bashorun Gaa
First Alaafin or King of the powerful Yorùbá kingdom of Oyo was Ọranyan. He founded Oyo made him the first Alaafin at around the year 1300. The Old Oyo Empire was one of the strongest if not the strongest in the Yoruba mythology. Oyo-Ile as it was called then (not the modern day Oyo) has a lot of stories…