Ketu

Ketu was a Yoruba kingdom on the Benin–Nigeria border, ruled by the Alákétu from walled Kétou. Tradition traced its rulers to Ilé-Ifè; King Ede led families to Kétou. The kingdom was perhaps founded between the 11th and 14th centuries.

Ketu maintained close ties with Oyo, which regarded it as a tributary ally. From the eighteenth century it lay between Oyo and Dahomey and fought repeated wars with Abomey. Captives were sold on the coast, carrying Ketu's name to Candomblé temples in Brazil.