The History of the Yorubas: From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the British ProtectorateSamuel Johnson (1846-1901) was an Anglican minister and historian renowned for his magisterial history of the Yoruba people. Born in Freetown in Sierra Leone and educated by the Church Missionary Society, Johnson was sent with his family to Idaban in Nigeria in 1857. He was ordained in 1880 and by 1897 had finished the manuscript for The History of the Yorubas. However the original publisher mysteriously misplaced the manuscript. After Johnson's death his brother, Dr Obadiah Johnson, recompiled the text from Samuel's notes. This volume, first published in 1921, contains that reconstructed edition. This pioneering volume brought together various oral and recorded accounts of Yoruba history, describing not only political history but also social customs, language and laws. Although recent analysis of the text has revealed some inaccuracies, this volume remains the standard reference for the history of the Yoruba people. |
Contents
SI INTRODUCTION | xix |
3 A SKETCH OF YORUBA GRAMMAR | xxxiii |
continued | li |
1 Home defences | 1 |
CHAPTER I | 3 |
4 The Arakanga or Jabara | 4 |
5 The Onidese and Oke Işero Wars | 5 |
6 The Iperu | 6 |
4 The Ará War and relief of Otun 5 Raids by minor chiefs of Ibadan | 321 |
6 Social reforms 308 | 324 |
Famine and the sword | 328 |
1 The Awayè | 355 |
5 The atonement | 361 |
2 The Igbajo campaign | 368 |
4 Ogedemgbe and the fall of Ilesa | 377 |
TWO ADMINISTRATIONS OF OPPOSITE POLICIES | 383 |
7 The fall of | 7 |
GOVERNMENT | 11 |
CHAPTER II | 15 |
CHAPTER III | 26 |
CHAPTER IV | 40 |
CHAPTER V | 79 |
CHAPTER VI | 90 |
CHAPTER VIII | 98 |
c Diet | 109 |
f Trades and professions | 117 |
g Learning | 125 |
Sk War | 131 |
1 Funerals | 137 |
SECOND PERIOD | 155 |
THE KINGS OF OYO IGBOHO | 161 |
A SUCCESSION OF DESPOTIC KINGS | 168 |
7 Oṣiñyago | 174 |
THE RISE OF THE FULANIS TO POWER | 197 |
CONSEQUENCES OF THE Revolution | 206 |
3 State of the Capital at this period | 212 |
2 The third attempt to recover Ilorin | 219 |
2 Foundation of Abeokuta | 226 |
THE REVOLUTION IN THE EPO DISTRICTS | 234 |
4 The Settlement of Ibadan | 244 |
II Porto Novo | 250 |
THE LAST OF KATUNGA 1 Final efforts to throw off Fulani yoke | 258 |
2 The Eleduwe War | 263 |
THE INTERREGNUM 1 Civil war at Abemo 2 The destruction of Abemo | 269 |
ARREST OF DISINTEGRATION INTERTRIBAL WARS BRITISH PROTECTORATE | 274 |
1 Prince Atiba early life and history 2 Atibas accession | 279 |
3 Conferring of titles | 280 |
4 The Osogbo | 285 |
SUBJUGATION OF THE IJESAS AND EKITIS 1 The Opin War SOCIAL REFORMS | 308 |
2 Subjugation of the Ijesas | 309 |
3 The first Dahomian invasion of Abeokuta | 313 |
3 An unprovoked | 390 |
A NEW REIGN AND EVIL PROGNOSTICATION | 396 |
2 The Wokuti expedition | 403 |
5 Plot against the Seriki Iyapg | 410 |
3 Insurrection against the Are and the death of Seriki Iyapo | 417 |
5 The revolt of the Ekiti tribes | 423 |
5 The Are to the front | 444 |
THE INTERVENTION OF THE BRITISH | 450 |
1 The celebrated battle of Ikirun or the Jalumni | 508 |
3 The messengers and preliminary arrangements | 521 |
4 The treaty of peace | 527 |
DISPERSAL OF THE COMBATANTS BY SPECIAL | 538 |
3 The Proclamation of Peace and firing of the camps | 547 |
12 Proclamation | 548 |
DISTURBANCE IN EVERY PART OF | 561 |
2 Revolutionary movements at Ijebu | 567 |
3 Abeokuta leading chiefs | 571 |
4 The exploits of Esan and the controversy thereupon | 576 |
ABORTIVE MEASURES TO TERMINATE | 584 |
5 The ALAFINS measures for peace and the issues | 601 |
2 Troubles at Ijebu | 607 |
6 Causes that led to the Ijebu | 613 |
Effects of the Campaign | 623 |
4 Local opinions about the | 635 |
PROTECTORATE THE SEQUEL | 643 |
APPENDIX | 651 |
INDEX | 663 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abeokuta Adimu Afonja ALAFIN allies amongst Aremo Atiba attack Awujale Bale Balogun Bariba Basorun battle became brother called ceremony cowries crown Dahomians death Egbas Egũgun Ekiti Elêpo Emir encamped enemy escaped expedition farms father festival fight fire Fulanis Gbogun Governor of Lagos Governor's messenger hands Hausa head hence honour horse Ibadan army Ibadan chiefs Igbo Ijaye Ijebu Ijebu Ode Ijesas Ikirun Ikoyi Ilari Ilesa Ilorin Iseyin Jamâs Kakanfo King King's Kiriji Kurumi Lagos Majesty master Modakeke never Oduduwa Ogbomoso Ogboni Ogedemgbe Ogun Ogunmola Olowu Oluyole Onikoyi Orañyan Osogbo Otun Owoni palace peace present Prince principal provinces reign return home river royal Sango sent Seriki siege slaves taken throne took town trade Treaty tribes war-chiefs whilst wives women worship Yoruba country Yoruba language Yoruba proper