Kingdoms of the YorubaCurrey, 1988 - 174 sivua |
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Tulokset 1 - 3 kokonaismäärästä 12
Sivu 21
... Oranyan , or ' staff of Oranyan ' , studded with a mysterious pattern of 123 nails . The Opa is said to mark the grave of Oranyan , but no burial pit has been found in the vicinity , and it has been alternatively suggested that it was ...
... Oranyan , or ' staff of Oranyan ' , studded with a mysterious pattern of 123 nails . The Opa is said to mark the grave of Oranyan , but no burial pit has been found in the vicinity , and it has been alternatively suggested that it was ...
Sivu 29
... Oranyan as part of the great disper- sal of princes from Ife . The account given by Johnson , the Oyo historian , claims that on Oduduwa's death Oranyan succeeded to the throne of Ife and was entitled Alafin there . The dispersal was ...
... Oranyan as part of the great disper- sal of princes from Ife . The account given by Johnson , the Oyo historian , claims that on Oduduwa's death Oranyan succeeded to the throne of Ife and was entitled Alafin there . The dispersal was ...
Sivu 30
... Oranyan built his town here , calling it Oyo , meaning the ' slippery place ' where his horse had slid and stumbled on the hillside . - It must be interpolated here that a Yoruba historian , B. A. Agiri , explains the story of the Oranyan ...
... Oranyan built his town here , calling it Oyo , meaning the ' slippery place ' where his horse had slid and stumbled on the hillside . - It must be interpolated here that a Yoruba historian , B. A. Agiri , explains the story of the Oranyan ...
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The Yoruba and their Homeland | 4 |
The Primacy of Ife | 13 |
The Rise of Oyo | 29 |
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Abeokuta Abiodun Afonja Ajayi and Smith ajele Akinjogbin Akure Alafin Alake army Atiba Awori Awujale Badagry Bashorun Benin Bini Biobaku Borgu British bronzes capital cavalry centre chiefs claim Clapperton coast crown Dahomeans Dahomey described dynasty early Egba Egbado Egharevba eighteenth century Ekiti established European forest Fulani Gaha Gbagura Hausa historian Ibadan Igbo Igboho Igbomina Ijaye Ijebu Ode Ijesha Ilorin important Johnson Kakamfo Ketu king kingship known lagoon Lagos land Lander later legend London miles military missionaries Modakeke Morton-Williams neighbours Niger Nigeria nineteenth century northern Nupe Oduduwa Ogun Old Oyo Ondo Oranyan origin Oyo kingdom Oyo's palace Parrinder passim political Porto Novo probably provinces reign River royal rule ruler seems Shabe slaves Snelgrave suggests terracotta territory throne tion town trade tradition tribute walls warriors West Africa Willett Yoruba kingdoms Yorubaland