Kingdoms of the YorubaCurrey, 1988 - 174 sivua |
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Tulokset 1 - 3 kokonaismäärästä 64
Sivu 103
... wars the Egba and Egbado erected wooden watchtowers along their walls , though more often sentries were posted in high trees at the edge of the town or camp . At Ijaye , Jones noted that most of the chiefs used ' reconnoitring glasses ...
... wars the Egba and Egbado erected wooden watchtowers along their walls , though more often sentries were posted in high trees at the edge of the town or camp . At Ijaye , Jones noted that most of the chiefs used ' reconnoitring glasses ...
Sivu 125
... wars . Fighting became for many a profession , among both the leaders and their followers , the marauding ' war boys ' , a factor which contributed to the prolongation and spread of the wars . European slave traders , dealing through ...
... wars . Fighting became for many a profession , among both the leaders and their followers , the marauding ' war boys ' , a factor which contributed to the prolongation and spread of the wars . European slave traders , dealing through ...
Sivu 126
... wars ' which Johnson describes in the period were probably little more than slave raids . ' Nevertheless , there were other , and still more profound , issues in the wars , and slave raiding and trading were as much a consequence as a ...
... wars ' which Johnson describes in the period were probably little more than slave raids . ' Nevertheless , there were other , and still more profound , issues in the wars , and slave raiding and trading were as much a consequence as a ...
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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