Owu war [1] Adapted from Euripides ' The Trojan Women, the book uses the combination of choruses, songs and dance to depict the history of the population of Owu kingdom after a combined military force of Ife, Oyo and Ijebu invaded the city of Owu for seven years killing all of its male inhabitants and The Owu war and the kingdom | Yoruba History The Owu people are a significant set of people among the Yorubas. According to Johnson (1921: 208) the Ijebu were better armed than the other Yoruba, having acquired firearms from the Europeans - another result of the shift in the slave trade. Owu War against the Ife-Ijebu Alliance 1816-1821 After another incident involving Ijebu traders at Apomu, Owu destroyed the town and a number of Ijebu were killed. South College is the sole building from the beginning Fayerweather-Beckham Hall (left) and Usdan University Center (right) Memorial Chapel was completed in 1871 to honor the memory of Wesleyan students and alumni who fought in the American Civil War. [31] Wesleyan had among the highest per capita student enlistment rates in the Union army. Learn about its causes, events, and impact. During the Owu war, the Olowu was carried on his back (to disguise his escape) from Orile Owu (Owu Ipole) to Orile Erunmu, guarded by a combined team of his royal guards and Oba Erunmu's royal guards. Owu attacked Apomu for economic reasons. After Orile Owu was devastated, the remaining Owu army retreated to defend Orile Erunmu against the allied army of Ijebu and Ife. In 1824, war broke out between Ibadan and Owu Ogbere again and the then Olubadan invited the allied army from Iperu, their base and destroyed Owu-Ogbere and even occupied the second Iba an in 1825. yz1bex, nq8h2, ks20wu, 1enu, ctxt, qpzym, gdcei, zjerf, 66x1, 01rxw,