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The Niger Delta and Calabar, which once …
Years: 1840 - 1851
The Niger Delta and Calabar, which once had been known for the export of slaves, now become famous for the export of palm oil, so much so that the delta streams are given the name the "oil rivers."
The basic economic units in each town are "houses," family-operated entities that are also the focus of loyalty for those employed in them.
A "house" includes the extended family of the trader, both his retainers and slaves.
As its head, the master trader taxes other traders who are members of his "house" and is obligated to maintain a war vessel, which is a large dugout canoe that can hold several tons of cargo and dozens of crew, for the defense of the harbor.
Whenever a trader can afford to keep a war canoe, he is expected to form his own "house."
Economic competition among these "houses" is so fierce that trade often erupts into armed battle between the large canoes.
The basic economic units in each town are "houses," family-operated entities that are also the focus of loyalty for those employed in them.
A "house" includes the extended family of the trader, both his retainers and slaves.
As its head, the master trader taxes other traders who are members of his "house" and is obligated to maintain a war vessel, which is a large dugout canoe that can hold several tons of cargo and dozens of crew, for the defense of the harbor.
Whenever a trader can afford to keep a war canoe, he is expected to form his own "house."
Economic competition among these "houses" is so fierce that trade often erupts into armed battle between the large canoes.
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Groups
- Igbo people
- Hausa Kingdoms, the
- Hausa people
- Yoruba people
- Ijaw people
- Kano (Hausa city state)
- Zaria (Zazzau), Hausa City-State of
- Katsina (Hausa city state)
- Gobir (Hausa city state)
- Benin Empire
- Ibibio people
- Bonny, Ijo city-state of
- Oyo Empire
- Calabar, Efik state of
- Dahomey, Kingdom of
- Khasso, Fulani Jihad State
- Aro Confederacy
- Fouta Djallon (Futa Jallon) Fulani Jihad State
- Fouta-Toro, or Futa Toro, Fulani Jihad State of
- Elem, Ijo city-state of
- Equatorial Guinea, Spanish colony of
- United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC)
- Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- Fulani Empire
- Nupe, Emirate of the
- Freetown (Sierra Leone), British Crown Colony of
- Sokoto, Kingdom of
- Macina (Masina), Fulani Jihad State of
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom (first restoration) of
- Denmark, Kingdom of
- France, constitutional monarchy of
- Zaria, Emirate of
- Oyo, Yoruba Kingdom of
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Years: 1840 - 1851
Locations
Groups
- Igbo people
- Hausa Kingdoms, the
- Hausa people
- Yoruba people
- Ijaw people
- Kano (Hausa city state)
- Zaria (Zazzau), Hausa City-State of
- Katsina (Hausa city state)
- Gobir (Hausa city state)
- Benin Empire
- Ibibio people
- Bonny, Ijo city-state of
- Oyo Empire
- Calabar, Efik state of
- Dahomey, Kingdom of
- Khasso, Fulani Jihad State
- Aro Confederacy
- Fouta Djallon (Futa Jallon) Fulani Jihad State
- Fouta-Toro, or Futa Toro, Fulani Jihad State of
- Elem, Ijo city-state of
- Equatorial Guinea, Spanish colony of
- United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC)
- Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- Fulani Empire
- Nupe, Emirate of the
- Freetown (Sierra Leone), British Crown Colony of
- Sokoto, Kingdom of
- Macina (Masina), Fulani Jihad State of
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom (first restoration) of
- Denmark, Kingdom of
- France, constitutional monarchy of
- Zaria, Emirate of
- Oyo, Yoruba Kingdom of
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