Gberu was an Alaafin of the Yoruba Oyo Empire. He was on the throne from 1730 to 1746.

Gberu had a close friend called Jambu, whom he made Basorun (the head of the Oyo Mesi, the principal counselors of state), however they soon turned against each other and each plotted the other man's downfall.[1]

After being rejected as ruler, Gberu committed suicide.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Samuel (August 2011). The history of the Yorubas : from the earliest times to the beginning of the British Protectorate. ISBN 0948390891. OCLC 989713421.
  2. ↑ Law, R. C. C. (1971). "The constitutional troubles of Ọyọ in the eighteenth century". The Journal of African History. 12 (1): 25–44. doi:10.1017/s0021853700000050. ISSN 0021-8537.


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