Uyilawa Usuanlele teaches African history and peace and conflict studies at the State University of New York Oswego.

Only a few can claim the depth of knowledge and versatility of Uyilawa Usuanlele when it comes to Edo history. With scholarly research now in its fifth decade and a 'royal' embedding in all of Edo’s institutions, the rich data provided within this book supplies a wonderful analysis on erudition. The results and the outcome are both extraordinary and profound.

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter One: Beginnings of Benin (Edo) Migrations and Settlement Among the Northeast YorubaChapter Two: Benin Imperialism, European Trade, and The Making of Edo ne Ekue Among the Northeast Yoruba (1485?1750)Chapter Three: Edo ne Ekue’s Slave Trading Business, Accumulation, and Relations with Local Northeast Yoruba Polities 1750?1897Chapter Four: Benin Kingdom’s Resurgent Imperialism, Yoruba Wars, and The Emergence of Edo ne Ekue Warlords in Northeast Yoruba Territories in the 19th C.Chapter Five: Colonial Subordination, Edo Identity, and Adaptation to Yoruba Majority Rule in (the Northeast Yoruba Territories or) Ondo Province/ Ondo State, 1897?1997BibliographyAbout the Author

Uyilawa Usuanlele teaches African history and peace and conflict studies at the State University of New York Oswego.

Only a few can claim the depth of knowledge and versatility of Uyilawa Usuanlele when it comes to Edo history. With scholarly research now in its fifth decade and a 'royal' embedding in all of Edo’s institutions, the rich data provided within this book supplies a wonderful analysis on erudition. The results and the outcome are both extraordinary and profound.

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter One: Beginnings of Benin (Edo) Migrations and Settlement Among the Northeast YorubaChapter Two: Benin Imperialism, European Trade, and The Making of Edo ne Ekue Among the Northeast Yoruba (1485?1750)Chapter Three: Edo ne Ekue’s Slave Trading Business, Accumulation, and Relations with Local Northeast Yoruba Polities 1750?1897Chapter Four: Benin Kingdom’s Resurgent Imperialism, Yoruba Wars, and The Emergence of Edo ne Ekue Warlords in Northeast Yoruba Territories in the 19th C.Chapter Five: Colonial Subordination, Edo Identity, and Adaptation to Yoruba Majority Rule in (the Northeast Yoruba Territories or) Ondo Province/ Ondo State, 1897?1997BibliographyAbout the Author

Uyilawa Usuanlele teaches African history and peace and conflict studies at the State University of New York Oswego.

Only a few can claim the depth of knowledge and versatility of Uyilawa Usuanlele when it comes to Edo history. With scholarly research now in its fifth decade and a 'royal' embedding in all of Edo’s institutions, the rich data provided within this book supplies a wonderful analysis on erudition. The results and the outcome are both extraordinary and profound.

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter One: Beginnings of Benin (Edo) Migrations and Settlement Among the Northeast YorubaChapter Two: Benin Imperialism, European Trade, and The Making of Edo ne Ekue Among the Northeast Yoruba (1485?1750)Chapter Three: Edo ne Ekue’s Slave Trading Business, Accumulation, and Relations with Local Northeast Yoruba Polities 1750?1897Chapter Four: Benin Kingdom’s Resurgent Imperialism, Yoruba Wars, and The Emergence of Edo ne Ekue Warlords in Northeast Yoruba Territories in the 19th C.Chapter Five: Colonial Subordination, Edo Identity, and Adaptation to Yoruba Majority Rule in (the Northeast Yoruba Territories or) Ondo Province/ Ondo State, 1897?1997BibliographyAbout the Author