Obalokun
| Obalokun | |
|---|---|
| Aláàfin of Oyo | |
| Reign | 1588 - 1599 (or 1620s) |
| Predecessor | Aláàfin Abípa |
| Successor | Aláàfin Olúodò |
Ọbalókun (Yoruba translation "King of the Ocean") was an Aláàfin and celebrated warrior-king of the kingdom of Ọ̀yọ́. He is also remembered as the Aláàfin under which Oyo first entered the Atlantic Slave Trade and contact with European powers. One of his nicknames was "Aágànná Erin" which translates to the plundering elephant, alluding to his expansionist policy.
He was first in an era of successive despotic and short-lived kings of Oyo.