3. The conquest of Dahomey, by Oyo Flashcards
(27 cards)
What process created internal tensions in Oyo?
The process of centralization created internal tensions between the Ekun (provinces) and Oyo-Ile. (Date: 18th century)
Which group rebelled against Oyo rule and established its own kingdom?
The Egba rebelled and established the Egba kingdom. (Date: 1700s)
Which province had long-standing tensions with Oyo and was on the border with Sokoto?
Ilorin. (Date: Late 18th - early 19th century)
Who used Ilorin as a power base to launch a rebellion against the Alafin?
The Are Ona-Kakanfo of Oyo’s army, Afonja. (Date: 1793-1795)
What happened to the Alafin Awole during the Ilorin rebellion?
Alafin Awole was forced to commit suicide. (Date: 1795)
When did Ilorin secede from the Oyo Empire under Afonja’s influence?
Ilorin succeeded from the Oyo Empire. (Date: 1817)
What role did Ilorin play in Oyo’s military?
Ilorin was the source of Oyo’s cavalry. (Date: 18th-19th century)
What succession dispute weakened Oyo in the late 1700s?
A succession dispute after the death of Alafin Abiodun led to a decade-long power struggle. (Date: Late 1700s)
What religious state expanded towards Oyo, leading to conflict?
The Sokoto Caliphate, a religious Islamic state established by the Fulani jihad. (Date: Established 1804)
What was notable about the Sokoto Caliphate’s size?
It was powerful and had around 1 million slaves. (Date: Early 19th century)
How did the Sokoto Caliphate affect Ilorin?
Ilorin broke away from Oyo and joined with Sokoto. (Date: 1823)
What major event did Sokoto and Ilorin carry out against Oyo?
They invaded Oyo and destroyed Oyo-Ile. (Date: 1835)
When did Dahomey cease paying tribute to Oyo?
Dahomey ceased paying tribute. (Date: 1823)
Why could Dahomey recover its independence after Oyo’s decline?
It was protected from the Sokoto invasion. (Date: Early 19th century)
Which rival port undermined Dahomey’s port of Hueda?
Porto-Novo. (Date: Early 19th century)
Which Ahosu sought to regulate slave trade prices by setting a maximum 20% below market rate?
Ahosu Kpengala. (Date: 1774)
What effect did Kpengala’s price regulation have on Dahomey’s slave trade?
It led to a decline in the slave trade at Dahomey’s ports. (Date: Late 18th century)
How did Ahosu Kpengala involve himself in the slave trade?
He became more personally involved, executing rival slave traders. (Date: Late 18th century)
Which Ahosu reversed slave trade restrictions and encouraged trade?
Ahosu Agonglo. (Date: 1789)
What offer did the Portuguese make to Dahomey under Agonglo?
Offered more trade if Agonglo converted to Catholicism. (Date: Late 18th century)
What happened to Ahosu Agonglo?
He was assassinated. (Date: Late 18th century)
Which legislation began the decline of the slave trade?
British Parliament’s Abolition Act. (Date: 1807)
How did Dahomey respond to the British Abolition Act under Ahosu Adondozan?
Sent ambassadors to Brazil to urge continuation of the slave trade. (Date: First half of 19th century)
What continued under Adondozan despite global decline of slave trade?
Slave trade with Brazil continued. (Date: Early 19th century)
