tracing its origin to Ile-Ife. [ 3 [[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Yoruba_people#cite_note-2 |]]] Golden age Between 1100 CE and 1700 CE, the Yoruba Kingdom of Ife experienced a golden age . It was then surpassed by the Oyo Empire as the dominant Yoruba military and political power between 1600 CE and 1800 CE. The nearby