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<p><b><i>Oba</i></b>  is a pre-nominal <a href="page.php?w=honorific">honorific</a> for <a href="page.php?w=king">king</a>s in <a href="page.php?w=Yorubaland">Yorubaland</a>, and by extension the <a href="page.php?w=Kingdom_of_Benin">Kingdom of Benin</a>. </p>

<p>According to Yoruba mythology, the first oba was <a href="page.php?w=Oduduwa">Oduduwa</a>, the legendary progenitor of the Yoruba people. Many royal lineages claim descent from him, including that of the <a href="page.php?w=List_of_rulers_of_Ife">Ooni of Ife</a>, <a href="page.php?w=List_of_rulers_of_the_Yoruba_state_of_Oyo">Alaafin of Oyo</a>,</p><p>
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