Yoruba country
Yoruba country | ||
|---|---|---|
Oba | Alaafin | |
| Legislature | Oyo Mesi, Ogboni | |
| Currency | Cowries | |
| Today part of | Nigeria | |
Yoruba country was a
Volta river to its west and bounded by the Benin river on its eastern edge and inhabited by the Yoruba people. The date of its founding is uncertain but by the 19th century to early 20th century, visitors from England were able to give accounts of its geographical and cultural traits and classification in published works, including the Encyclopædia Britannica.[1][2][3]
Geography
The area is bordered by the
Niger.[4] The area at the end of the 19th century bordered Bariba Country to the north, French Porto-Novo to the west.[5]
Descriptions
British explorer Alvan Milson under the
See also
References
- ^ Hinderer, Anna (1872). Seventeen Years in the Yoruba Country. Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday.
- ^ Barber, Mary Ann Serrett (1857). Oshielle, Or, Village Life in the Yoruba Country. J. Nisbet and Company.
- ISBN 9781108020992.
- ^ The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature. Volume 24. H.G. Allen. 1890.
- ^ .
- JSTOR 1800936.
Further reading
- Barber, Mary Ann Serrett (1857) Oshielle, Or, Village Life in the Yoruba Country. J. Nisbet and Company.
- Hinderer, Anna. Hone, Richard Brindley (1873). Seventeen Years in the Yoruba Country. Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday.
External links
Media related to Yorubaland at Wikimedia Commons- Travel routes once established in the Yoruba country – Map on the route through Yoruba country in 1895 (digital.library.illinois.edu)
