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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Sivu 31
... extended acropolis . It was strategically placed athwart the tracks which led from the southern forests and across the nearby Niger towards the markets of the West Sudan . Most important , it lay within the savannah , where lateral ...
... extended acropolis . It was strategically placed athwart the tracks which led from the southern forests and across the nearby Niger towards the markets of the West Sudan . Most important , it lay within the savannah , where lateral ...
Sivu 95
... extended families ' of which the royal lineage was one . These consisted of persons who claimed descent from a common ancestor , usually living together in one ward ( adugbo ) of a town and often numbering over a thousand ...
... extended families ' of which the royal lineage was one . These consisted of persons who claimed descent from a common ancestor , usually living together in one ward ( adugbo ) of a town and often numbering over a thousand ...
Sivu 130
... extend its boundaries in the direction of Ijesha and Ekiti , while Ijaye , the second province , was to watch the west ... extended south- wards into the former Gbagura , offsetting to some extent the loss of Ilorin . At the same time it ...
... extend its boundaries in the direction of Ijesha and Ekiti , while Ijaye , the second province , was to watch the west ... extended south- wards into the former Gbagura , offsetting to some extent the loss of Ilorin . At the same time it ...
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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