Ajaka

Brother of Shango. Reigned as Alaafin of Oyo before and after Shango. Remembered as a peaceful and weak ruler; the bracketing reigns frame Shango's thunderous interregnum.

Parentage

• paternal: Oranmiyan
• maternal: Torosi

Domains

• kingship
• agriculture

Powers

• kingship yoruba foundation
• peaceful arbitration
• fosters animal husbandry and the peaceful arts of the herd

Relations

• sibling: ShangoFull sibling; shares the same complete attested parentage.

Sources

• existence: Johnson, History of the Yorubas (1921) (secondary)
• parentage: Johnson (1921) (secondary)