Q. Which tribe is Ilorin?
Modern Ilorin is mainly inhabited by Muslim Yoruba people, although its traditional ruler is a Yoruba-speaking Fulani emir.
Q. Is Kwara Yoruba or Hausa?
Information. Kwara State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Ilorin and its governor is Bukola Saraki. The primary ethnic group of Kwara State is Yoruba, with significant Nupe, Bariba and Fulani minorities.
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Q. Which tribe is majority in Kwara State?
Yoruba
Kwara is located within the North Central geopolitical zone. The primary ethnic group is Yoruba, with significant Fulani, Nupe, and Bariba minorities.
Q. How did Yoruba lost Ilorin?
Historical sources said in 1895, the Yoruba rose against the then emir, burnt his palace and killed him. The Yoruba people reportedly made a case for the merging of Kwara State with the Southwest before the commission while also laying claim to the Ilorin throne.
Q. Who is Oba of Ilorin?
Ibrahim Kolapo Sulu Gambari CFR (born 1944) is a Nigerian lawyer and monarch appointed in 1995 being the 11th Emir of the Ilorin Emirate in Kwara State from Fulani rulings house and chairman of Kwara State Traditional Councils. He is one of the 10 traditional rulers in northern Nigeria.
Q. How did Ilorin become emirate?
In 1824, Afonja was assassinated and Salih’s son Abdulsalam became Emir. Ilorin became an emirate of the Sokoto Caliphate. Ilorin continued to expand southward until it was checked in the 1830s by the growing power of Ibadan, an Oyo successor state.
Q. When was Ilorin found?
Ilorin was founded by the Yoruba, one of the three largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, in 1450.
Q. Who is the king of Ilorin?
Q. What happened to afonja?
Maku was installed King after Adebo. Afonja was not informed of his installation. He led a military campaign against Iworo kingdom and was defeated. He escaped to Iwo town and had to commit suicide as he was told no Yoruba King survived defeat.
