Ijaye

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Etymology

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From ì- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ (to fight) +‎ (to survive), literally The act of fighting and surviving.

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Ìjàyè

  1. (historical) an Ọ̀yọ́ military and trade town founded by a grandson of Aláàfin Abíọdún, Òrìṣàbíyìí. Most of its inhabitants were of the Ẹ̀gbá-Àgùrá subethnic group. It was destroyed by Ìbàdàn during the Ìjàyè war
    Synonym: Ìjàyè Orílé
  2. (historical) the short-lived Ijaiye kingdom founded in the town of Ìjàyè, which fell at the end of the Ìjàyè war.
  3. a district in modern-day city of Abẹ́òkúta; founded by refugees of the original town of Ìjàyè
  4. (historical) the conflict between the kingdom of Ìjàyè and Ìbàdàn from 1861-1862; resulting in the destruction of Ìjàyè.
    Synonyms: Ogun Ìjàyè, Ogun Bátẹ̀dó