It was founded in c.1250 by Owaluse, a grandson of Ajibogun Ajaka Owa Obokun Onida Arara, one of the most accomplished great-grandsons of Oduduwa, the royal progenitor of the Yoruba race of South-Western Nigeria, Benin Republic and Togo.
ɪt wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn sˈiː.wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti baɪ ˈoʊɐlˌuːs, ɐ ɡɹˈændsʌn ʌv ˈædʒɪbˌɑːɡʌn ædʒˈɑːkə ˈoʊə ˈɑːboʊkˌʌn ˈɑːnɪdə æɹˈɑːɹɹə, wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃt ɡɹˈeɪtɡɹˈændsʌnz ʌv ˈoʊdʒuːdʒˌuːwə, ðə ɹˈɔɪəl pɹoʊdʒˈɛnɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə joːɹˈuːbɚ ɹˈeɪs ʌv sˈaʊθwˈɛstɚn naɪdʒˈiəɹɪə, bˈɛnɪn ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ænd tˈoʊɡoʊ.