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{{Short description|Ethno-region of Yoruba-speaking peoples}} |
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| conventional_long_name = Yoruba country |
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| legislature = [[Oyo Mesi]], [[Ogboni]] |
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| currency = [[Shell_money#Africa|Cowries]] |
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| today = Nigeria |
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'''Yoruba country''' was a [[West Africa |
'''Yoruba country''' was a [[West Africa]]n ethno-region located within the [[continent]] of [[Africa]] which was first introduced to the [[Western world]] in text in the 19th century through the writings of visitors who documented their voyages through [[West Africa]], particularly through those who visited the region geographically bounded by the [[Volta river]] to its west and bounded by the [[Benin River|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]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hinderer|first1=Anna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WZg3AQAAMAAJ|title=Seventeen Years in the Yoruba Country|date=1872|publisher=Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Barber|first1=Mary Ann Serrett|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4O8CAAAAQAAJ|title=Oshielle, Or, Village Life in the Yoruba Country|date=1857|publisher=J. Nisbet and Company}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Johnson|first1=Samuel|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7XSiGw4_qlAC|title=The History of the Yorubas: From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the British Protectorate|date=1921|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9781108020992}}</ref> |
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== Geography == |
== Geography == |
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The area is bordered by the [[Niger River]] to its east, the same river (once called the [[Niger river|Quorra]]) to its north, the [[Dohomey|kingdom of Dahomey]] to its southwest, and the [[Bight of Benin]] to its south from which it spread to within 40 miles of the [[Niger river|Niger]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature. Volume 24 |date=1890 |publisher=H.G. Allen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mZ0MAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Yoruba,%20or%20Yariba,%20a%20country%22}}</ref> The area at the end of the 19th century bordered [[Bariba Country]] to the north, French [[Porto-Novo]] to the west.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Descriptions == |
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British explorer Alvan Milson under the [[Royal Geographical Society]] writes of the people within the region that they are self-sufficient people not requiring trade with the West and instead gain their resources from the north and east of their region, also engaging in trade from the [[Sahara]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Millson |first1=Alvan |title=The Yoruba Country, West Africa |journal=Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography |date=October 1891 |volume=13 |issue=10 |pages=577–587 |doi=10.2307/1800936 |jstor=1800936 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1800936}}</ref> The Yoruba of the region are said to be a "peace-loving race, fairly industrious and who prefer working on farms and attending markets more than war". Modern facilities have reached the area, with regular weekly mail service by [[Steam launch|steam-launch]] between [[Lagos]] and Porto-Novo.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal |last1=Ant |first1=White |title=Practical Notes on the Yoruba Country and its Development |journal=African Affairs |date=April 1902 |volume=1 |issue=III |pages=316–324 |doi=10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a093144 |url=https://academic.oup.com/afraf/article-abstract/1/III/316/29239?redirectedFrom=PDF}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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* Barber, Mary Ann Serrett (1857) [https://books.google.com/books?id=4O8CAAAAQAAJ ''Oshielle, Or, Village Life in the Yoruba Country'']. J. Nisbet and Company. |
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* Hinderer, Anna. Hone, Richard Brindley (1873). [https://books.google.com/books?id=bwzc34JJL0oC ''Seventeen Years in the Yoruba Country'']. Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{Commonscatinline|Yorubaland}} |
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[https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/59272100-e946-0133-1d3d-0050569601ca-0#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&r=0&xywh=-5449%2C-658%2C13892%2C4444 Travel routes once established in the Yoruba country] |
*[https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/59272100-e946-0133-1d3d-0050569601ca-0#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&r=0&xywh=-5449%2C-658%2C13892%2C4444 Travel routes once established in the Yoruba country] – Map on the route through Yoruba country in 1895 (digital.library.illinois.edu) |
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[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Oshielle_Or_Village_Life_in_the_Yoruba_C/4O8CAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Oshielle, Or, Village Life in the Yoruba Country]<br> |
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[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Seventeen_Years_in_the_Yoruba_Country/bwzc34JJL0oC?hl=en&gbpv=0 Seventeen Years in the Yoruba Country] |
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[[Category:Yoruba history]] |
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[[Category:Countries in precolonial Africa]] |
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[[Category:Former countries in Africa]] |
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[[Category:Former territorial entities in Africa]] |
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Latest revision as of 08:21, 24 June 2023
Yoruba country | |
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| Administrative center | Ibadan |
| Recognised national languages | Yoruboid languages |
| Ethnic groups | Yoruba people |
| Demonym(s) | Yoruba |
| Government | Elective monarchy |
• Oba | Alaafin |
| Legislature | Oyo Mesi, Ogboni |
| Currency | Cowries |
| Today part of | Nigeria |
Yoruba country was a West African ethno-region located within the continent of Africa which was first introduced to the Western world in text in the 19th century through the writings of visitors who documented their voyages through West Africa, particularly through those who visited the region geographically bounded by the 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[edit]
The area is bordered by the Niger River to its east, the same river (once called the Quorra) to its north, the kingdom of Dahomey to its southwest, and the Bight of Benin to its south from which it spread to within 40 miles of 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[edit]
British explorer Alvan Milson under the Royal Geographical Society writes of the people within the region that they are self-sufficient people not requiring trade with the West and instead gain their resources from the north and east of their region, also engaging in trade from the Sahara.[6] The Yoruba of the region are said to be a "peace-loving race, fairly industrious and who prefer working on farms and attending markets more than war". Modern facilities have reached the area, with regular weekly mail service by steam-launch between Lagos and Porto-Novo.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Johnson, Samuel (1921). The History of the Yorubas: From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the British Protectorate. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108020992.
- ^ The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature. Volume 24. H.G. Allen. 1890.
- ^ a b Ant, White (April 1902). "Practical Notes on the Yoruba Country and its Development". African Affairs. 1 (III): 316–324. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a093144.
- ^ Millson, Alvan (October 1891). "The Yoruba Country, West Africa". Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography. 13 (10): 577–587. doi:10.2307/1800936. JSTOR 1800936.
Further reading[edit]
- 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[edit]
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)
