Alaafin Orompotoniyun is the first and only female king in the Oyo kingdom. She achieved this by changing her gender from female to male within seven days. This is because it was forbidden for a female to accends a yoruba throne. How she changed her gender remains a misery to everyone. This makes her to be the first transgender man in the history of Yoruba. She went on to become one of the most powerful warrior Kings in the Oyo Kingdom.
The crown, the horsetail and the staff of King represents his full kingship power while the earnings represents her female roots.