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 30
Sivu 26
... major bronze heads ( to which possibly the half - length figure should be added ) are all portraits of Oni , then , allowing about twenty years for each reign , they would seem to have been produced over a period of some 300 or 400 ...
... major bronze heads ( to which possibly the half - length figure should be added ) are all portraits of Oni , then , allowing about twenty years for each reign , they would seem to have been produced over a period of some 300 or 400 ...
Sivu 68
... major rulers now live with their peoples in their several sections of the town of Abeokuta , where they were joined by a fourth crowned oba , the Olowu , and his followers from the ruined town of Owu , and later still by Oyo refugees ...
... major rulers now live with their peoples in their several sections of the town of Abeokuta , where they were joined by a fourth crowned oba , the Olowu , and his followers from the ruined town of Owu , and later still by Oyo refugees ...
Sivu 133
... major expeditions and innumerable raids into the Egba and Egbado countries , and though it was Ijaye which had been designated by Alafin Atiba as guardian of the west , in the event it was Abeokuta which bore the brunt of the Dahomean ...
... major expeditions and innumerable raids into the Egba and Egbado countries , and though it was Ijaye which had been designated by Alafin Atiba as guardian of the west , in the event it was Abeokuta which bore the brunt of the Dahomean ...
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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