Osogbo Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == List of Ataojas (traditional kings)== {{Unreferenced section|date=September 2011}} 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 (1780β1810) *Abogbe (1810β1812; as Regent, she reigned but did not assume the title Ataoja) *Obodegbewale (1812β1815; as Regent) *Oba Lahanmi Oyipi (1815β1840) *Oba Ojo Adio Okege (1840β1854) *Oba Oladejobi Oladele Matanmi I (1854β1864) *Oba Fabode.Durosinmi Ogunnike (1864β1891) *Oba Bamigbola Alao (1891β1893) *Oba Ajayi Olosunde Oyetona (1893β1903) *Oba Atanda Olukeye Olugbeja Matanmi II (1903β1917) *Oba Kofoworola Ajadi Latona I (1918β1920) *Oba Alabi Kolawole (1920β1933) *Oba Samuel Oyedokun Latona II (1933β1943) *Oba Samuel Adeleye Adenle I (1944β1976) *Oba Iyiola Oyewale Matanmi III (1976β2010) *Oba Jimoh Oyetunji Laaroye II (2010βpresent) [https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/03/oba-jimoh-validly-elected-as-ataoja-elebuibon-others/] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page