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Oshogbo

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Oshogbo

City and trading centre in west Nigeria, 200 km/125 mi northeast of Lagos, on the Oshun River; population (2007 est) 548,300. It is the capital of Osun State. It developed as a trading centre after the arrival of the railway in 1906. It processes cocoa, tobacco, and palm oil. The main industries are cotton weaving and sheet metal production.

The town was originally settled by the Ijesha, a group of Yoruba people, but was greatly enlarged by an influx of Oyo refugees from the Fulani jihad (Muslim holy war) in the early 19th century. Oshogbo allied with Ibadan after its victory over the Fulani and paid tribute to it until 1951. The Yoruba inhabitants are still ruled by an Oba (king). The city is the base for the Oshogbo School of Nigerian artists.



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