List of Ataojas (traditional Kings)
The Ataoja of Osogbo is the traditional tribal king, addressed by the title of Oba. The following is a list of Ataojas of Osogbo, with the dates of their rule:
- Oba Larooye Gbadewolu d. 1760
- Oba Sogbodede d. 1780
- Aina Serebu 1780-1810
- Abogbe (as Regent, she reigned but did not assume the title Ataoja) 1810-1812
- Obodegbewale (as Regent) 1812-1815
- 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 1944-1975
- Oba Iyiola Oyewale Matanmi III (born 1935) 1976-2010)
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