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 41
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... example , the Bab Aguinaou ( ' Gate of the Black ' ) in Marrakesh and in the Berber word for the Sudan , Akal n - Iguinawen . Until the Moroccan invasion of the Sudan , the cara- van trade across the Sahara had a continuous history of ...
... example , the Bab Aguinaou ( ' Gate of the Black ' ) in Marrakesh and in the Berber word for the Sudan , Akal n - Iguinawen . Until the Moroccan invasion of the Sudan , the cara- van trade across the Sahara had a continuous history of ...
Sivu 91
... example , Benin and Dahomey , and from those based on conquest , like the Fulani emirates of northern Nigeria . There is a tradition that the kingship at Oyo originally descended by primogeniture in the male line , and this may have ...
... example , Benin and Dahomey , and from those based on conquest , like the Fulani emirates of northern Nigeria . There is a tradition that the kingship at Oyo originally descended by primogeniture in the male line , and this may have ...
Sivu 96
... example , that a ' a freeborn man is never made a gatekeeper ' ( a ki ifi omoluwabi je onibode ) . Royal slaves ( called in different courts , for example , emese , odi , eru oba ) fulfilled important functions inside and outside the ...
... example , that a ' a freeborn man is never made a gatekeeper ' ( a ki ifi omoluwabi je onibode ) . Royal slaves ( called in different courts , for example , emese , odi , eru oba ) fulfilled important functions inside and outside the ...
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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