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 25
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... 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 shifting ...
... 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 shifting ...
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... Ijaye . This was concluded after two years by a truce arranged by the Alafin . Then an appeal for help from the leading Ekiti town of Otun ( on the former Benin - Oyo border ) , which was engaged in a feud with Efon Alaye , opened up ...
... Ijaye . This was concluded after two years by a truce arranged by the Alafin . Then an appeal for help from the leading Ekiti town of Otun ( on the former Benin - Oyo border ) , which was engaged in a feud with Efon Alaye , opened up ...
Sivu 132
Robert Sydney Smith. event it was Ijaye which seemed to offer the major obstacle to Ibadan expansion , and this factor underlies the Ijaye war of 1860-5 , which dominates the history of this period.2 The outbreak of war between Ibadan and ...
Robert Sydney Smith. event it was Ijaye which seemed to offer the major obstacle to Ibadan expansion , and this factor underlies the Ijaye war of 1860-5 , which dominates the history of this period.2 The outbreak of war between Ibadan and ...
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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