Isinkan, Nigeria

Isinkan (also known as Isikan) is a Nigerian traditional state. It is based in a town of the same name in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State. It is contiguous to the Akure Kingdom, and shares such a close proximity to that kingdom that visitors may not know that both are traditionally distinct entities.

Unlike most Yoruba states or towns that trace their history to Ile-Ife, the Isinkan oral tradition predates Oduduwa and Ile-Ife. The ruler of Isinkan bears the title of the "Iralepo of Isinkan".

Isinkan
Isikan
Isinkan
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 7°11′54″N 5°2′55″E / 7.19833°N 5.04861°E / 7.19833; 5.04861
StateOndo State
Founded byKing Obara (Obara dynasty)
King Oroko (Oluroko dynasty) and
King Ora (Iralepo dynasty)
Government
  The IralepoArulewolasi III