Osinlokun
Sign in to saveOba Osinlokun or Eshinlokun (died 1829) reigned as Oba of Lagos from 1821 to 1829. His father was Oba Ologun Kutere and his siblings were Obas Adele and Akitoye, making the Ologun Kutere Obaship line the dominant one in Lagos. Among Osinlokun's children were Idewu Ojulari, Kosoko, and Opo Olu.
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It sits within the topics 1829 deaths, 19th century in Lagos and 19th-century monarchs in Africa.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Lagos
- Place of death
- Lagos
- Child
- Idewu Ojulari
- Father
- Ologun Kutere
- Position held
- Oba of Lagos
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- place of burial
- Benin Empire
- date of death
- 1829-00-00
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- Ascendancy
- Death
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Oba Osinlokun or Eshinlokun (died 1829) reigned as Oba of Lagos from 1821 to 1829. His father was Oba Ologun Kutere and his siblings were Obas Adele and Akitoye, making the Ologun Kutere Obaship line the dominant one in Lagos. Among Osinlokun's children were Idewu Ojulari, Kosoko, and Opo Olu.
==Ascendancy== Around 1820 or 1821, Osinlokun seized on the unpopularity of his younger brother Oba Adele, who was frowned upon for the introduction of the Egun masquerade, which at the time was seen as unbecoming. by forcibly taking the throne in a violent coup. Adele was exiled to Badagry where he assumed headship of the town. While in Badagry, Adele attempted to violently retake the Lagos throne but his efforts were futile.
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