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The Oyo Empire, c.1600-c.1836: A West African Imperialism in the Era of the Atlantic Slave Trade (Oxford Studies in African Affairs)

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PART I. PROLEGOMENA

1. Introductionpage 3
2. The Sourcespage 12
3. The Early History of Oyopage 26

PART II. THE OYO EMPIRE

4. The Imperial Period: A Chronological Frameworkpage 47
5. The Capitalpage 61
6. The Oyo Kingdompage 83
7. The Heritage of Oduduwa: the Oyo Hegemony in Yorubalandpage 119
8. Tributaries in the North and Westpage 145
9. The Armypage 183
10. The Economics of Empirepage 201
11. Retrospect: the Rise of the Oyo Empirepage 237

PART III. THE FALL OF THE OYO EMPIRE

12. Collapse at the Centre page 245
13. Disintegration at the Peripherypage 261
14. The Fall of Oyo page 278

PART IV. EPILEGOMENA

15. Comparisonspage 303

Language: English

Pages: 354

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford U.P.

Release: October 27, 1977

ISBN: 0198227094

ISBN 13: 9780198227090

The Oyo Empire, c.1600-c.1836: A West African Imperialism in the Era of the Atlantic Slave Trade (Oxford Studies in African Affairs)

4.6/5 ( ratings)

PART I. PROLEGOMENA

1. Introductionpage 3
2. The Sourcespage 12
3. The Early History of Oyopage 26

PART II. THE OYO EMPIRE

4. The Imperial Period: A Chronological Frameworkpage 47
5. The Capitalpage 61
6. The Oyo Kingdompage 83
7. The Heritage of Oduduwa: the Oyo Hegemony in Yorubalandpage 119
8. Tributaries in the North and Westpage 145
9. The Armypage 183
10. The Economics of Empirepage 201
11. Retrospect: the Rise of the Oyo Empirepage 237

PART III. THE FALL OF THE OYO EMPIRE

12. Collapse at the Centre page 245
13. Disintegration at the Peripherypage 261
14. The Fall of Oyo page 278

PART IV. EPILEGOMENA

15. Comparisonspage 303

Language: English

Pages: 354

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford U.P.

Release: October 27, 1977

ISBN: 0198227094

ISBN 13: 9780198227090

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