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 28
Sivu 42
... Ijesha , Ondo , and Owo , each occupying something like the area of an English county , to the miniature states of Ekiti and Igbomina . Ijesha The Ijesha have sometimes been grouped by writers about the Yoruba with the Ife , 1 but their ...
... Ijesha , Ondo , and Owo , each occupying something like the area of an English county , to the miniature states of Ekiti and Igbomina . Ijesha The Ijesha have sometimes been grouped by writers about the Yoruba with the Ife , 1 but their ...
Sivu 43
... Ijesha . The event is described in an Ijesha song : The ebon rider , The lord who was given beads for propitiating the earth , Ajaka , master of the sharp sword , He fought the sea , He danced home with the sea . Okunrin dudu ori eshin ...
... Ijesha . The event is described in an Ijesha song : The ebon rider , The lord who was given beads for propitiating the earth , Ajaka , master of the sharp sword , He fought the sea , He danced home with the sea . Okunrin dudu ori eshin ...
Sivu 44
... Ijesha , who are ' as proverbially deficient in wit as they are remarkably distinguished for brute strength ' . " At all events , the Ijesha , as omo Obokun , were famous warriors , and in their heyday ( which may have preceded the rise ...
... Ijesha , who are ' as proverbially deficient in wit as they are remarkably distinguished for brute strength ' . " At all events , the Ijesha , as omo Obokun , were famous warriors , and in their heyday ( which may have preceded the rise ...
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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