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Orompoto

Ajiun Orompotoniyun, better known as Orompoto (also spelled Oronpoto) was the first female Alaafin of the Oyo Empire in West Africa. The empire of which she ruled is located in what is modern day western and north-central Nigeria and part of the Benin Republic.

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Ajiun Orompotoniyun, better known as Orompoto (also spelled Oronpoto) was the first female Alaafin of the Oyo Empire in West Africa. The empire of which she ruled is located in what is modern day western and north-central Nigeria and part of the Benin Republic.

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