| Dosunmu | |
|---|---|
| Oba of Lagos | |
| Reign | 1853–1885 |
| Coronation | 1853 |
| Predecessor | Akitoye |
| Successor | Oyekan I |
| Born | c. 1823 Lagos |
| Died | 1885 (aged 61–62) Lagos |
| Burial | |
| Father | Akitoye |
Dosunmu (c. 1823 – 1885), referred to in British documents as Docemo, reigned as Oba of Lagos from 1853, when he succeeded his father Oba Akitoye,[1] until his own death in 1885.[2] He was forced to run away to Britain under the threat of force in August 1861.
- ^ Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku; Gates, Henry Louis (2012). Dictionary of African Biography. Vol. 6. OUP USA. p. 148. ISBN 9780195382075. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ Cole, Patrick (17 April 1975). Modern and Traditional Elites in the Politics of Lagos. Cambridge University Press, 1975. p. 170. ISBN 9780521204392.