Oyo Empire

The Oyo Empire was a Yoruba empire in West Africa. It was located in present-day western Nigeria and Benin. It grew to become the largest Yoruba-speaking state through the organizational and administrative efforts of the Yoruba people, trade, as well as the military use of cavalry.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Dates from Wikidata (CC0)

Which happened first?

• Oyo Empire and Malacca sultanate began in the same year
• Oyo Empire began 1 year after Kingdom of Mysore
• Oyo Empire began 1 year before Malwa Sultanate
• Oyo Empire began 2 years before Spanish Empire
• Oyo Empire began 2 years before Serbian Despotate

Timeline

1. Kingdom of Mysorecirca 1399 – 1950
2. Malacca sultanate1400 – August 15, 1511
3. Oyo Empire (this page)1400–1905
4. Malwa Sultanate1401–1562
5. Serbian Despotate1402–1537
6. Spanish Empire1402 – February 26, 1976

Related

• World War IISeptember 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945
• Soviet UnionDecember 30, 1922 – December 26, 1991
• World War IJuly 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918
• Ottoman EmpireJuly 29, 1299 – November 17, 1922
• Cold War1945 – December 25, 1991
• Middle AgesAD 476 – 1500s
• French RevolutionMay 5, 1789
• Byzantine EmpireJanuary 17, AD 395 – May 29, 1453