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- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Geography and Society
- Part I Long Historical Formations
- Part II Yoruba Polities and Entry into the Atlantic World
- Part III The Nineteenth Century: Wars and Transformations
- 7 Yorubaland in the Nineteenth Century: The Height of Trouble
- 8 The Nineteenth Century: The Internecine Wars and Consequences
- 9 The Nineteenth Century: Slave Trade and Slavery
- 10 The Nineteenth Century: New Agencies of Transformation
- Part IV Economic, Social, and Cultural Practices over Time
- Part V Colonial Yoruba
- Part VI Postcolonial Yoruba
- Notes
- References
- Index
8 - The Nineteenth Century: The Internecine Wars and Consequences
from Part III - The Nineteenth Century: Wars and Transformations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 July 2019
- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Geography and Society
- Part I Long Historical Formations
- Part II Yoruba Polities and Entry into the Atlantic World
- Part III The Nineteenth Century: Wars and Transformations
- 7 Yorubaland in the Nineteenth Century: The Height of Trouble
- 8 The Nineteenth Century: The Internecine Wars and Consequences
- 9 The Nineteenth Century: Slave Trade and Slavery
- 10 The Nineteenth Century: New Agencies of Transformation
- Part IV Economic, Social, and Cultural Practices over Time
- Part V Colonial Yoruba
- Part VI Postcolonial Yoruba
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
The Oyo state’s collapse, driven by internal and external factors at the beginning of the nineteenth century, heralded a period of internecine Yoruba wars that did not end until the British intervention and restoration of peace at the end of the century.
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- The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present , pp. 177 - 201Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019