Kanran
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Karan was an Alaafin
of Oyo
who succeeded Odarawu
as king
. He was considered a fierce and tempestuous leader who subjected citizens to severe harm and punishments. As a result of his propensity to incite scourge
on his subjects, a plot was conspired to terminate him or get him to abdicate the throne. According to Oyo stories, Karan sent an army against Aga Oibo, but before the town could be taken, the conspirers sent a messenger to the king asking for his fan as a sacrifice
. Karan complied with the request and a sacrificial meat was in return offered to the king for consumption. However, as Karan ate the meat, the conpirers evoked that karan has eaten his own fan and his words have no value to anyone most importantly the Oyo army
. They besieged Karan to commit suicide, signaling his exit from the throne
. By then his army had turned against him as he had literary ate his words. The trap succeeded and Karan was killed battling his enemies.
Alaafin
Alaafin or Man of the Palace in the Yoruba language was the title of the emperor of the medieval Oyo empire of northwestern Yorubaland. It was retained through the fall of that state as the official title of the ceremonial ruler of the contemporary Oyo clan....
of Oyo
Oyo Empire
The Oyo Empire was a Yoruba empire of what is today southwestern Nigeria. The empire was established before the 14th century and grew to become one of the largest West African states encountered by European explorers. It rose to preeminence through its possession of a powerful cavalry and wealth...
who succeeded Odarawu
Odarawu
Odarawu was an Alaafin of Oyo, who was on the throne for a short period of time. He was considered a man of bad temperament. According to Oyo legend his bad temper led him to being removed as king and also served as educational warning and lesson to future kings on character development.Odarawu's...
as king
King
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. He was considered a fierce and tempestuous leader who subjected citizens to severe harm and punishments. As a result of his propensity to incite scourge
Scourge
A scourge is a whip or lash, especially a multi-thong type used to inflict severe corporal punishment or self-mortification on the back.-Description:...
on his subjects, a plot was conspired to terminate him or get him to abdicate the throne. According to Oyo stories, Karan sent an army against Aga Oibo, but before the town could be taken, the conspirers sent a messenger to the king asking for his fan as a sacrifice
Sacrifice
Sacrifice is the offering of food, objects or the lives of animals or people to God or the gods as an act of propitiation or worship.While sacrifice often implies ritual killing, the term offering can be used for bloodless sacrifices of cereal food or artifacts...
. Karan complied with the request and a sacrificial meat was in return offered to the king for consumption. However, as Karan ate the meat, the conpirers evoked that karan has eaten his own fan and his words have no value to anyone most importantly the Oyo army
Army
An army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...
. They besieged Karan to commit suicide, signaling his exit from the throne
Throne
A throne is the official chair or seat upon which a monarch is seated on state or ceremonial occasions. "Throne" in an abstract sense can also refer to the monarchy or the Crown itself, an instance of metonymy, and is also used in many expressions such as "the power behind the...
. By then his army had turned against him as he had literary ate his words. The trap succeeded and Karan was killed battling his enemies.