Jalumi War

Jalumi War (Ogun Jalumi)
	Part of Kiriji War
Date	1 November 1878
Location	The towns of Ikirun, Inisa, and Iba in what is now Osun State, Nigeria7.92°N 4.66°E
Result	Ibadan victory; Eastern forces form the Ekiti-Parapo union; Ijebu and Egba regions declare war on Ibadan
Belligerents
Eastern Yoruba: Ilorin; Ekiti; Ijesa; Ila;	Western Yoruba: Ibadan; Ikirun;
Commanders and leaders
Fabunmi of the Ekiti; Adeyale of Ila; Ogunmodede of Ijesha; Ayimoro of Ijesha; Ajia of Ilorin;	Balogun Ajayi Ogboriefon of Ibadan; The Osi Ilori of Ibadan;
	Location within Nigeria

The Jalumi War, also called the Battle of Ikirun, was a battle that took place on 1 November 1878 in the north east of present-day Osun State, Nigeria. It was part of the larger conflict named the Ibadan War. The forces of Ibadan victorious in detail over a force of rebellious Yorubas including soldiers from Ilorin, Ekiti, Ila and Ijesha. Despite the victory, fighting continued in the years that followed until the Ilorins were finally defeated in 1897.

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