Rethinking Our History
In this new weekly show from the host of The Paranormal Lovers we take a look at some of histories less well known events. Why are they less well known? Because " History is written by the victors."
So we are here to look at the other side of the story, and to give people a starting point to learn about the true history of this country.
Rethinking Our History
Episode 84: The Oyo Empire:
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This week we are going to take a look at one of the greatest empires to have existed on the continent of Africa before colonizers got their dirty hands on her.
The Oyo Empire is one that may not hold much political power today, but still exist in one form or another. At the height of their reign, the Oyo empire controlled all of Yorubaland, and had authority over several surrounding nations.
Like many other empires through out history this one had times of great prosperity and times of utter disaster. Unlike other empires, they were once even driven from their home for several decades.
Though they may not be the power they once were, much of their culture and many of their traditions still exist today.
ROH EP 84 Source Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyo_Empire#Political_structure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%BB%8Cranyan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oduduwa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shango
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