History of Itsekiri
| dc.contributor.author | MOORE, William A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-22T17:16:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-02-22T17:16:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1970 | |
| dc.description | Prior to the advent of the Bini Prince Ginuwa, the territory now known as the Kingdom of Itsekiri or Iwere, was inhabited by three tribes, namely, Ijaws, Sobos, and the Mahins. The most populous amongst these were the Sobo. They occupied the hinterland, while the Ijaw occupied the coast-line, and the Mahin squatted on the sea-shore near the Benin River. There are four principal Sobo towns, whose inhabitants migrated from Benin City at different periods, namely, Agbassa-Oto, Ughele, lyede, and Ugo. Prominent among the Ijaw tribe are Gulani (Gulagha), Mehin (Meghini), and Erogbo; while the Mahins (Ulaje) hailed from Akoko and Ikale in the Province of Ondo, Nigeria. There was, of course, according to tradition, a peculiar species of some immortalised beings known as Umale, who lived amongst and intermarried with these three tribes in the pre-Ginuwa days. The settlers in this region all recognized the suzerainty of the Oba of Benin, to whom they paid tributes. When the headman of each of the four Sobo towns died, his corpse was carried to Benin City for interment. The rites or ceremony by which their heirs obtain title from Benin, before assuming the deceased’s position in town, is called Oghorogho-Oba-nu-lfe. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Historical notes; Ginuwa's exodus from Benin city; Establishment of Warri kingdom by Ijijen; The Itsekiri dynasty; Olu Irame; Olu Oyenakpagha; Olu Erejuwa; Olu Akengbuwa; Olu Akengbuwa; Olu Akengbuwa; Olu Akengbuwa; Olu Akengbuwa; Olu Akengbuwa6; Olu Akengbuwa; Olu Akengbuwa; Olu Akengbuwa; Imi: The war minister; Princess Emenugo: The heroine; The Portuguese; The commencement of the interregnum; Some notable events during the interregnum; Chief Dore Numa; The lawsuits; Taxation and native administration; Religion; Oye-Title or Office-bearing position; The organization of Itsekiri village communities with particular reference to trade. | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 7146 1701 6 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/1243 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Frank Cass and Company Limited, London | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Cass Library of African Studies; No. 89 | |
| dc.title | History of Itsekiri | |
| dc.type | Book |