Kingdoms of the Yoruba

Abeokuta Abiodun Afonja ajayi and smith Akinjogbin Akure Alafin Alake army Atiba Awujale Badagry Basorun Benin Bini biobaku Borgu British bronze capital cavalry centre Chapter chiefs claims Clapperton coast crown Dahomeans Dahomey dynasty Egba Egbado Egharevba eighteenth century Ekiti established European example firearms forest Fulani Gaha Gbagura Hausa historian hodgkin Ibadan Igbo Igboho Ijaye Ijebu Ode Ijesa Ilesa Ilorin important Johnson Kakamfo Ketu king kingship Kiriji known lagoon Lagos land Lander later leader legend miles military missionaries Modakeke morton-williams neighbours Niger Nigeria nineteenth century Nupe Oduduwa Ogun Oguntuyi Ondo Oranyan Oyo kingdom Oyo Mesi Oyo's palace parrinder passim political Porto Novo princes probably reign River royal rule ruler Saki seems sixteenth century slaves suggested territory throne town trade tradition treaty walls warriors West Africa willett Yoruba kingdoms Yorubaland