| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|
| c.1300 | Foundation of Oyo Empire |
| c.
1300 | Oranyan, Alaafin | grandson or some say son, of Oduduwa, founder of an Ife dynasty and ancestor to most kings of Yorubaland. |
| ??? | Ajaka, Alaafin | Succeeded his father, Oranyan.
He was said to be a peaceful and calm king, unlike his father, and brother, and his peacefulness caused his more angry and powerful brother to take over and overthrow him. |
???He wrote brilliantly, methodically, clearly and strongly like William Shakespeare. The 10th Alaafin of Oyo was a female “king” who reigned.As a youthful monarch in the early 70s, Alaafin was a dinosaur and sprout all traits of modern Alaafin.English playwright, William Shakespeare Sango and Ajaka were the sons and successors of Alaafin Oranyan, the founder and first king of the Oyo Empire.On Sunday, 18th September, , Alapinni of Oyo, High Chief (Alhaji) Abdulrasheed Sheu was captured by the glacial hands of death after a brief undisclosed. | Shango, Alaafin | Another son of Oranyan, he was appointed by the Oyo Mesi after dethroning his brother, Ajaka, he reigned for 7 years, after which he became regarded as an orisha having been combined with Jakuta, an earlier orisha in Yoruba mythology |
| ???
| Ajaka (restored), Alaafin | Ajaka returned to the throne after the death of his brother. |
| ??? | Aganjusola, Alaafin | Likely a younger son of Ajaka who succeeded his father.
He was said to have tamed many wild anim
|