Gberu

Ruler of Oyo

Gberu was an Aláàfin of the Oyo Empire in the early 18th century.

Gberu
Aláàfin of Ọ̀yọ́
Reign	ca. 1735– ca.1746
Predecessor	Aláàfin Ojigi
Successor	Aláàfin Amuniwaiye

Gberu appointed his close friend Jambu as Bashorun. Later they started turning against each other and according to oral history tried to cause each others downfall. Bashorun Jambu along with the Oyo Mesi rejected Aláàfin Gberu and forced him to commit ritual suicide.^[1]^[2]

References

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^ Johnson, Samuel (August 2011). The history of the Yorubas : from the earliest times to the beginning of the British Protectorate. ISBN 0948390891. OCLC 989713421.
^ Law, R. C. C. (1971). "The constitutional troubles of Ọyọ in the eighteenth century". The Journal of African History. 12 (1): 25–44. doi:10.1017/s0021853700000050. ISSN 0021-8537.

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