Abiodun

…not resolved until the alaafin Abiodun (reigned c. 1770–89) conquered his opponents in a bitter civil war and pursued a policy of economic development based primarily on the coastal trade with European merchants.

…the throne to a king, Abiodun, who escaped from their control and used provincial forces to establish royal authority over the capital. After Abiodun’s death (c. 1789), the provincial chiefs began to act with increasing independence. When (c. 1817) the viceroy of the north invited Fulani aid to help consolidate…