Oduduwa sarki ne mai daraja na Yarbawa.[1] Bisa ga al'ada, shi ne mai rike da sarautar Olofin na Ile-Ife, birnin Yarbawa mai tsarki.[2] Ya yi mulki a taƙaice a Ife,[3][4] kuma ya kasance asalin wanda ya samar da wasu daulolin sarauta masu zaman kansu na ƙasar Yoruba.[5][6] Sunansa, da harshen Yarbanci -masu yaren suna rubutawa a cikin sauti kamar Odùduwa kuma wani lokaci ana yin kwangila a matsayin Ooduwa, Odudua ko Oòdua, a yau ana girmama shi da sunan "jarumi, shugaba kuma uban kabilar Yarbawa".[7] Ta hanyar rikici kuma galibi, ta hanyar diflomasiyya na shekaru masu yawa, Oduduwa ya sami damar kwace sarautar Ife na wani dan lokaci ya zama Sarki.
Oduduwa ya rike sunayen yabo Olofin Adimula.[8] Bayan bauta da ake masa bayan mutuwarsa, an shigar da shi cikin pantheon na Yarbawa a matsayin wani bangare na allantaka na farko mai suna iri ɗaya.[9]
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