Oluewu

Oluewu
Aláàfin ti Ọ̀yọ́; Ikú Bàbá Yèyé
Alaafin of Oyo
Reign1833-1835
PredecessorAmodo
SuccessorAtiba Atobatele
Died1835
Ilorin
HouseOranyan

Oluewu was the Alaafin (emperor) of the Oyo empire in northwestern Yorubaland, West Africa, from 1833-1835. He attempted to re-establish Oyo's predominance in the region, but his decisive defeat and death at the Battle of Ilorin in 1835 instead marked the end of Oyo's imperial period.