Osogbo

== List of Ataojas (traditional kings)==
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The ''Ataoja''  which means the one that ''"stretches out his hand and takes the fish"''  is the traditional ruler of the people of Osogbo.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Osogbo {{!}} Location, History, Facts, & Population|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Osogbo|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> The following is the list of the Ataojas of Osogbo, with the dates of their rule:
*Oba Larooye Gbadewolu (died 1760)
*Oba Sogbodede (died 1780)
*Aina Serebu (1780–1810)
*Abogbe (1810–1812; as Regent, she reigned but did not assume the title Ataoja)
*Obodegbewale (1812–1815; as Regent)
*Oba Lahanmi Oyipi (1815–1840)
*Oba Ojo Adio Okege (1840–1854)
*Oba Oladejobi Oladele Matanmi I (1854–1864)
*Oba Fabode.Durosinmi Ogunnike (1864–1891)
*Oba Bamigbola Alao (1891–1893)
*Oba Ajayi Olosunde Oyetona (1893–1903)
*Oba Atanda Olukeye Olugbeja Matanmi II (1903–1917)
*Oba Kofoworola Ajadi Latona I (1918–1920)
*Oba Alabi Kolawole (1920–1933)
*Oba Samuel Oyedokun Latona II (1933–1943)
*Oba Samuel Adeleye Adenle I (1944–1976)
*Oba Iyiola Oyewale Matanmi III (1976–2010)
*Oba Jimoh Oyetunji Laaroye II (2010–present) [https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/03/oba-jimoh-validly-elected-as-ataoja-elebuibon-others/]