IamAtikulate:
Bini was the only empire in the South. How they achieve that greatness should be studied

The Oyo empire should be fall in that bracket too.

Then there’s the Kanem-Bornu empire to the Northeast.

OkCornel:


The Oyo empire should be fall in that bracket too.

Then there’s the Kanem-Bornu empire to the Northeast.

Oyo was never an empire.

It's a myth created by Yoruba history to measure up to Bini Empire. Oyo was a kingdom under the Alafin.

An empire is a kingdom that rules over other independent kingdoms. Name the independent kingdoms that we're subject to Oyo.

Kanem-Bornu and the Caliphate are the two empires in the North, though the Caliphate doesn't officially recognize itself as such.

So, pre-colonial Nigeria only had two empires, 1 quasi-empire and lots of kingdoms which Oyo was part of.

IamAtikulate:

Oyo was never an empire.

It's a myth created by Yoruba history to measure up to Bini Empire. Oyo was a kingdom under the Alafin.

An empire is a kingdom that rules over other independent kingdoms. Name the independent kingdoms that we're subject to Oyo.

Kanem-Bornu and the Caliphate are the two empires in the North, though the Caliphate doesn't officially recognize itself as such.

So, pre-colonial Nigeria only had two empires, 1 quasi-empire and lots of kingdoms which Oyo was part of.

I see…

Would be interesting to research on the empires and great kingdoms nonetheless.

Thanks for the clarification.