Oduduwa

Summary

Oduduwa is a deity^[1]. He died in Ile Ife^[2]. He worked as a monarch^[3]. He ranks in the top 8% of deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (238 views/month).^[4]

Key Facts

• Oduduwa passed away in Ile Ife^[2].
• A child of Oduduwa was Ojugbelu Arere^[5].
• A child of Oduduwa was Oranyan^[6].
• Oduduwa held citizenship in Benin^[7].
• Oduduwa worked as a monarch^[3].
• Oduduwa's religion is recorded as Yoruba religion^[8].
• Oduduwa's image is recorded as Statue of Oduduwa, Ile-Ife.jpg^[9].
• Oduduwa is recorded as male^[10].
• Oduduwa's instance of is recorded as deity^[11].
• Oduduwa's Commons category is recorded as Oduduwa^[12].
• Oduduwa's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0pchr^[13].
• Oduduwa's given name is recorded as Olofin (The great one)^[14].
• Oduduwa's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Yoruba^[15].
• Oduduwa's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Oduduwa^[16].
• Oduduwa's Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID is recorded as oduduwa^[17].

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Career and Affiliations

Oduduwa worked as a monarch^[3].

Personal Life

Children include Ojugbelu Arere^[5], a monarch^[18], 1070–1105^[19], of Nigeria^[20] and Oranyan^[6], b. 1201^[21]. Oduduwa's religion is recorded as Yoruba religion^[8].

Death and Burial

Oduduwa passed away in Ile Ife^[2].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Oduduwa include Oduduwa University^[22], a private university^[23], in Nigeria^[24], founded in 2009^[25].

Why It Matters

Oduduwa ranks in the top 8% of deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (238 views/month).^[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

Entities named for him include Oduduwa University^[22], a private university^[23], in Nigeria^[24], founded in 2009^[25].

FAQs

Where did Oduduwa die?

Oduduwa passed away in Ile Ife^[2].

What did Oduduwa do for work?

Oduduwa worked as monarch^[3].