Kingdoms of the YorubaUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1988 - 174 sivua This third edition of what has been described as 'this minor classic' has been extensively revised to take account of advances in Nigerian historiography. The twenty million Yorubas are one of the largest and most important groups of people on the African continent. |
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Tulokset 1 - 3 kokonaismäärästä 12
Sivu 3
... Atiba , with Ijaye preponderant in the western Ekun and Ibadan in the eastern , as shown on the map in Morton- Williams ( 1967 ) , p . 47. The eastern extension of Ibadan dates only from the 1850s . The regrouping of the Egba , both ...
... Atiba , with Ijaye preponderant in the western Ekun and Ibadan in the eastern , as shown on the map in Morton- Williams ( 1967 ) , p . 47. The eastern extension of Ibadan dates only from the 1850s . The regrouping of the Egba , both ...
Sivu 117
... Atiba , a son of Alafin Abiodun - though to his credit ( Johnson thinks ) his men were only firing blanks ! Now the besiegers were attacked from the rear and put to so precipitate a flight that many were driven into the River Ogun and ...
... Atiba , a son of Alafin Abiodun - though to his credit ( Johnson thinks ) his men were only firing blanks ! Now the besiegers were attacked from the rear and put to so precipitate a flight that many were driven into the River Ogun and ...
Sivu 130
... Atiba was determined to establish his capital in his adopted town of Ago Oja ( ' the camp of Oja ' , a refugee chief from Oyo ) , in the south of the old kingdom and on the edge of the Egba forest . Here , some 80 miles from the old ...
... Atiba was determined to establish his capital in his adopted town of Ago Oja ( ' the camp of Oja ' , a refugee chief from Oyo ) , in the south of the old kingdom and on the edge of the Egba forest . Here , some 80 miles from the old ...
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The Yoruba and their Homeland | 11 |
The Primacy of | 19 |
The Rise of | 29 |
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Abeokuta according Africa Alafin already apparently army attack Benin Borgu British called capital centre chiefs claim Clapperton coast continued crown Dahomeans described dynasty early east Egba Ekiti especially established European evidence example extended followed forest former Fulani head historians Ibadan Ijaye Ijebu Ijesha Ilorin important independence influence Johnson Ketu king kingdom known Lagos land later leading living London major miles military missionaries neighbours Niger Nigeria nineteenth century northern noted Nupe Oduduwa Ondo origin palace passim perhaps period political present probably provinces recorded refers reign remained River royal rule ruler seems sent slaves suggests territory tion took town trade tradition usually walls wars West West Africa Willett writes Yoruba Yorubaland