Oluyole
Military commander of Oyo Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chief Oluyole was a distinguished, dominating army commander from Oyo. He rose to fame as Bashorun, a title he subsequently made famous, and was one of the leaders who contributed immensely to the military and economic development of Ibadan during the city's formative years, a period which had its share of tumult and uncertainty.
This article is about Military commander of the Oyo Empire. For Local government area of Oyo State, see Oluyole, Nigeria.
He was born in Old Oyo to the polygamous family of Olukuoye by Omoba Agbonrin, a daughter of the Alaafin Abiodun.