Odundun I

Odundun I, otherwise known as Ọ̀dúndún asòdedẹ̀rọ̀ (Yoruba: Aládélúsì Oṣùpá Aṣọdẹ́bóyèdé; c. 1835 - 1890) was a Yoruba monarch. He ruled the Akure Kingdom from 1882 until 1890.

Ọ̀dúndún I
38th Deji of Akure
Reign1882–1890
Coronation1882
PredecessorOjijigogun I
SuccessorArosoye I
BornAládélúsì Oṣùpá Aṣọdẹ́bóyèdé
c.1835
Benin City
Died1890 (aged 5455)
Akure
Burial
Spouse
Adeke
(m. 1882)
Ifámùgbẹ̀ẹ of Ikota
(m. 1883)
IssueOmoba Ogunlade, Omoba Adegbite, Omoba Ajari, and many other sons and daughters
HouseOsupa/Odundun
DynastyAsodeboyede
FatherOsupa I
MotherỌ̀bọ́wẹ̀
ReligionYoruba religion

His lineal descendants are today known as the House of Osupa/Odundun. They serve as one of Akure's two legally recognized royal families.

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