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government in 1999, stated that a prince could only become king if he was born during the reign of his father. Because Oba
Adesida's father Oba Ojijigogun began his reign in 1852, that would suggest that Oba Adesida was born after 1852. Considering that he was also the younger brother of Oba Arosoye I and Prince Ifaturoti (both of whom would have also have to have been born after 1852), Adesida would have to be born at least after 1856, putting his death age at the more reasonable age of 101.
353:, Oba Adesida I welcomed Christian missionaries to Akure. In addition, his support for the British occupation can be seen from the fact that he sided with the colonial government when they introduced the first income tax, even when Akure people rioted and attacked him in his palace. He also supported the creation of the first church and primary school in Akure, leading his rule to be known as a "Golden Age of Akure" in terms of cultural transformation and education.
299:. His father was the son of Oba Arakale, who was executed by the Benin Empire. Several decades before his birth, in 1818, the Kingdom of Benin had invaded his father's homeland and executed Oba Arakale, his paternal grandfather. The invaders spared his father's family, and they lived in Benin until the 1830s.
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334:. Oba Odundun was ultimately selected, and was crowned shortly afterwards. Adesida sought the throne again in 1890 when Odundun died but lost once again, this time to his older brother. He finally won in 1897 and ruled thereafter for 60 years, the longest reign in Akure history.
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