Yoruba cavalry empire that dominated the western Niger forest and savanna.
The Oyo Empire collapsed between 1817 and 1836 following a series of Fulani jihad incursions, internal revolts, and the burning of its capital Oyo-Ile in 1835 and its subsequent abandonment c. 1836; a reduced successor state (New Oyo) was established further south and survived into the British colonial era, being incorporated into the British Protectorate of Yorubaland by Governor Carter's treaty of 3 February 1893.
The atlas holds 6 border frames for Oyo Empire — the shape you scrub through changes in 1300 · 1511 · 1590 · 1683 · 1749 · 1799.
Continental history covering the Yoruba Oyo cavalry empire (broad regional context).
Survey of the Yoruba states including the Oyo Empire (broad context).