Ọbalókun was an ambitious and expansionist king. Under him the defensive
cavalary force Oyo had gained through trade with the
Sahel had fully transformed into an offensive one, for which Oyo was later known for. His conquests, while not all concluding during his lifetime, include lands in
Ìgbómìnà, East Central
Èkìtì, the Upper
Ọ̀ṣun area,
Ègbá and most notibly advances into the strip between the
Yéwá and
Ogun rivers (also referred to as
Ẹgbado Corridor) which first gave Oyo access to the
Atlantic Ocean and the
global market. According to some there might have also been a short lived
Iléṣà tributary around the year 1600 during Ọbalókuns rule. ==Life==