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. |
Kirjan sisältä
Tulokset 1 - 3 kokonaismäärästä 64
Sivu 63
... Ijebu Ode . It is signi- ficant that this early account should refer to the commerce of the kingdom for the Ijebu , though hard - working farmers , are still better - known today as traders and middlemen , energetic and enterprising ...
... Ijebu Ode . It is signi- ficant that this early account should refer to the commerce of the kingdom for the Ijebu , though hard - working farmers , are still better - known today as traders and middlemen , energetic and enterprising ...
Sivu 65
... Ijebu Ode town . His two companions , Ajebu and Olode , marked out the boundaries of the new land and town respectively , and the name ' Ijebu Ode ' is said to derive from the combination of their names ( though an alternative ...
... Ijebu Ode town . His two companions , Ajebu and Olode , marked out the boundaries of the new land and town respectively , and the name ' Ijebu Ode ' is said to derive from the combination of their names ( though an alternative ...
Sivu 66
... Ijebu's past , and probably also to the pre- eminence of Ijebu Ode among the other divisions of the kingdom , is the survival of much of the course of the vast earthwork known as the Eredo . This mud - built rampart ( which may ...
... Ijebu's past , and probably also to the pre- eminence of Ijebu Ode among the other divisions of the kingdom , is the survival of much of the course of the vast earthwork known as the Eredo . This mud - built rampart ( which may ...
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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