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 39
Sivu 29
... perhaps deliberately planted here for its supposed benign influences ) . Some fifteen to twenty square miles were enclosed by the earthen walls encircling the town , which may still be traced , while the remains of compound walls ...
... perhaps deliberately planted here for its supposed benign influences ) . Some fifteen to twenty square miles were enclosed by the earthen walls encircling the town , which may still be traced , while the remains of compound walls ...
Sivu 80
... perhaps as strongly as such evidence can , that there came to Ile Ife a leader and a group of people who established there a political authority of an enduring kind , that there was a subsequent emigration from Ife of the founders ...
... perhaps as strongly as such evidence can , that there came to Ile Ife a leader and a group of people who established there a political authority of an enduring kind , that there was a subsequent emigration from Ife of the founders ...
Sivu 153
... perhaps because his kingdom lay outside Nigeria , or perhaps because it was 153 Appendix I: Crowned.
... perhaps because his kingdom lay outside Nigeria , or perhaps because it was 153 Appendix I: Crowned.
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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