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 136
... missionaries . The British assertion that they bombarded and brought Lagos under control in 1851 in order to put an end to the slave trade there has in recent years been questioned.41 Ajayi , for example , has written : The anxiety of ...
... missionaries . The British assertion that they bombarded and brought Lagos under control in 1851 in order to put an end to the slave trade there has in recent years been questioned.41 Ajayi , for example , has written : The anxiety of ...
Sivu 141
... missionaries went , new educational systems were introduced . Traders both followed and preceded the missionaries , and the work and influence of the two were more often comple- mentary than antagonistic . In Lagos and Abeokuta and to a ...
... missionaries went , new educational systems were introduced . Traders both followed and preceded the missionaries , and the work and influence of the two were more often comple- mentary than antagonistic . In Lagos and Abeokuta and to a ...
Sivu 148
... missionaries , who had met with continuous rebuffs in their attempts to extend their missions to Ijebu from the Awujale and his chiefs , strong conservatives intent on maintaining the traditional isolation of their state.18 The missionaries ...
... missionaries , who had met with continuous rebuffs in their attempts to extend their missions to Ijebu from the Awujale and his chiefs , strong conservatives intent on maintaining the traditional isolation of their state.18 The missionaries ...
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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