Ologun Kutere reigned as Oba of Lagos from around the 1780s to around 1803.
10 Facts About Ologun Kutere
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Ologun Kutere succeeded Oba Eletu Kekere who reigned between 1775 and 1780.
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Ologun Kutere was the product of the marriage between Erelu Kuti, daughter of Oba Ado, and Alaagba, an Ijesha traditional adviser to Oba Akinsemoyin.
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Ologun Kutere was the first successor to the throne through a matrilineal line, and the Yoruba line to the throne.
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Ologun Kutere made trade policies that were favorable to many businesses, including slave traders.
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Ologun Kutere introduced less regulation and low taxes, which enabled Lagos to become a rival port city to Ouidah and stopped derivation remittance to the Kingdom of Benin.
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Ologun Kutere enhanced Lagos's military power, utilizing a large fleet of war canoes to launch successful attacks on nearby towns and villages, including Badagry.
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Ologun Kutere was not only wealthy but feared; so much so that his power was described as "absolute and his disposition tyrannical, to excess".
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Ologun Kutere had many children, among whom were future Obas, Eshinlokun, Adele Ajosun, and Akitoye.
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All Obas of Lagos since Ologun Kutere have been direct descendants of Ologun Kutere.