Oranyan
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Oranmiyan (birth and death dates unknown, also known as Oranyan) was a Yoruba king from the city of Ife, Nigeria and the son of the mythical Oduduwa. According to Yourba history, he founded Oyo around 1400, and his son, Eweka I, was the first Oba of the Benin Empire. When he died, his son erected an obelisk known as the Staff of Oranmiyan at the place of his death.
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