Dawodu

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Dawodu is a Nigerian name meaning "first or eldest son, and is used in the sense of heir. The royal first-born son, born after his father's succession to the throne..."Iwe Itan Oyo: A Traditional Yoruba History and Its Author, Toyin Falola, Michel R. Doortmont, M. C. Adeyemi, Journal of African History, Vol. 30, No. 2 (1989), pp. 301-329 ([https://www.jstor.org/stable/183070 archived] on JSTOR)

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