The Yoruba people who today exist as peaceful loving people had long histories of internal wars. One of the most popular tribal wars in world history is the Kiriji or Ekiti-parapo War, lasting from 1877 to 1893.

It is considered the longest inter tribal war in the world.

This 16-year conflict, primarily between Ibadan and the combined forces of Ekiti and Ijesha, earned its onomatopoeic name "Kiriji" due to the thunderous cannons used by the Ekitis and Ijeshas under Ogedengbe's command.

Despite the advantage, the war ended in a stalemate, marking the conclusion of all wars in Yoruba land.

Remarkably, the Yoruba are the only ethnic group to engage in civil wars for 73 years (1820-1893) and still remain united as one tribe today.

Source: Journal of Manchester Geographic Society MayowaBlades

The Yoruba were always fighting themselves, they were never one people,the Igbo also had an internal enemy group the Aro,who terrorised the Igbo for decades.the Hausa were enslaved by their own confidants the Fulani.

These major tribes have something wrong with them

babasolution:
The Yoruba were always fighting themselves, they were never one people,the Igbo also had an internal enemy group the Aro,who terrorised the Igbo for decades.the Hausa were enslaved by their own confidants the Fulani.

These major tribes have something wrong with them

Aro didn't terrorise anyone
It was confederacy

Great Empires like the Yoruba Empire,Roman Empire,China Empire etc fought amongst themselves too.It was the norms then.
The Yoruba Empire fought to extend its territory,fighting and taking over Dahomey as it's vassal state.It extended up to Ewe in Ghana etc.
The (Yoruba)Oyo Empire was one of the longest lasting Empires in Africa.Spannibg more than 500 years before it's decline.

KwuoteYourFada:
Aro didn't terrorist anyone
It was confederacy

Aro were madly enslaving a lot of igbos,using abam and ohafia warriors as machinery mercenaries

Ritchiee:
Great Empires like the Yoruba Empire,Roman Empire,China Empire etc fought amongst themselves too.It was the norms then.
The Yoruba Empire fought to extend its territory,fighting and taking over Dahomey as it's vassal state.It extended up to Ewe in Ghana etc.
The (Yoruba)Oyo Empire was one of the longest lasting Empires in Africa.Spannibg more than 500 years before it's decline.

It is a lie,most of the Yoruba wars were fought against Eastern Yoruba ( ijesha, ekiti,Akoko,even okun).
The wars were sponsored by Ibadan after the disintegration of oyo,mind you,oyo was never a powerful kingdom,the Nupe terrorised oyo and the Fulani eventually destroyed it's capital

babasolution:


Aro were madly enslaving a lot of igbos,using abam and ohafia warriors as machinery mercenaries

Correction
The elites in Aro

Yorubas are by far the most sold in the slave trade by the Oyo kingdom

KwuoteYourFada:

Correction
The elites in Aro

Yorubas are by far the most sold in the slave trade by the Oyo kingdom

It's the elites everywere,the igbos were also heavily sold as slaves

babasolution:


It is a lie,most of the Yoruba wars were fought against Eastern Yoruba ( ijesha, ekiti,Akoko,even okun).
The wars were sponsored by Ibadan after the disintegration of oyo,mind you[b],oyo was never a powerful kingdom,the Nupe [/b] terrorised oyo and the Fulani eventually destroyed it's capital

Hmm! What is Oyo empire?

babasolution:
The Yoruba were always fighting themselves, they were never one people,the Igbo also had an internal enemy group the Aro,who terrorised the Igbo for decades.the Hausa were enslaved by their own confidants the Fulani.

These major tribes have something wrong with them

The Kiriji Peace Treaty among the Yorubas has held for over 130 years

Christistruth00:


The Kiriji Peace Treaty among the Yorubas has held for over 130 years

The whites saved the Yoruba

Printerscanner:


If you concentrate on your life, maybe you would not beg for food like those before you

The truth will never be distorted under my view

babasolution:


The whites saved the Yoruba

No
It was actually the Christian Missionaries who did everything to Bring Peace with the Alaafin of Oyos full blessings

The funny thing is that though the we’re fighting against themselves they were United to inflict heavy defeats on Ilorin Fulani a the Jalumi War and Dahomey
King Ghezo f Dahomey was killed by an assassin sent by the Egba of Abeokuta

Christistruth00:



No
It was actually the Christian Missionaries who did everything to Bring Peace with the Alaafin of Oyos full blessings

The Christian missionaries were mainly white acting on the political direction of the British flag

Christistruth00:



No
It was actually the Christian Missionaries who did everything to Bring Peace with the Alaafin of Oyos full blessings

Alafin of oyo,was weak at this time,oyo had been reduced to nothingness, it was Ibadan that was the Yoruba powerhouse at this time

KwuoteYourFada:
Aro didn't terrorist anyone
It was confederacy

You are not sure. The Aros terrorised the Igbos and the other Riverine peoples for centuries. Till the British bombed their false god, Ibini Ukpabi, they used it to instil fear and sell thousands of fellow Igbos to the white man.

But I'll give it to the Aros for their ingenuity. Aros ruled the Antlantic ocean from the Equatorial coast up till the Caribbean. At a point they were practically the Kings in every corner of the present Eastern Nigeria and places like Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

babasolution:


The Christian missionaries were mainly white acting on the political direction of the British flag

No

It was the Alaafin of Oyo that invited them to mediate after Dahomey had attacked Iseyin just one hour drive away from Oyo

Alaafin needed the Ibadan Army to Crush Dahomey but the Ibadan Army was busy fighting at Kiriji


The funny thing is that though the we’re fighting against themselves they were United to inflict heavy defeats on Ilorin Fulani at the Jalumi War and Dahomey
King Ghezo of f Dahomey was killed by an assassin sent by the Egba of Abeokuta

Alaafin fully understood that Kiriji War couldn’t continue while Dahomey was trying to invade Yorubaland

It was the Alaafin who signed the Kiriji Peace Treaty on behalf of the Ibadan

Alaafin invited the Christian Missionaries to mediate and the Missionaries with permission from Alaafin brought in the British Governor of Lagos

How you guys take know your history?
I no know anything!

Yorubas are rich in traceable and verifiable history 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

babasolution:


It is a lie,most of the Yoruba wars were fought against Eastern Yoruba ( ijesha, ekiti,Akoko,even okun).
The wars were sponsored by Ibadan after the disintegration of oyo,mind you,oyo was never a powerful kingdom,the Nupe terrorised oyo and the Fulani eventually destroyed it's capital

lol
You are poor in history,sir.

Ritchiee:
lol
You are poor in history,sir.

Point my wrong

CandidAdmin:
How you guys take know your history?

I no know anything!

Every tribe is

babasolution:


It is a lie,most of the Yoruba wars were fought against Eastern Yoruba ( ijesha, ekiti,Akoko,even okun).
The wars were sponsored by Ibadan after the disintegration of oyo,mind you,oyo was never a powerful kingdom,the Nupe terrorised oyo and the Fulani eventually destroyed it's capital

Not only among themselves, they were fighting others too, especially oyo.

Ilorin fulani lost all their armies to oyo during the Èkìtì parapo war(thats after the osogbo war between fulani and oyo) , even sokoto was ransacked at some point

abdeefggh:


Not only among themselves, they were fighting others too, especially oyo.

Ilorin fulani lost all their armies to oyo during the Èkìtì parapo war(thats after the osogbo war between fulani and oyo) , even sokoto was ransacked at some point

The oyo never crossed Ilorin, they cudnt even reach Bida,you talking of sokoto

EmperorCaesar:
Yorubas are rich in traceable and verifiable history 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Every tribe is

They are naturally warriors. Any family you see the name Ogun, Balogun e.t.c are warrior families.

The British stopped the war else they'd have fought themselves to death.

Yorubas are united now to stand a chance to succeed in Nigeria considering the other two formidable major nationalities

Odod0:
The Yoruba people who today exist as peaceful loving people had long histories of internal wars. One of the most popular tribal wars in world history is the Kiriji or Ekiti-parapo War, lasting from 1877 to 1893.

It is considered the longest inter tribal war in the world.

This 16-year conflict, primarily between Ibadan and the combined forces of Ekiti and Ijesha, earned its onomatopoeic name "Kiriji" due to the thunderous cannons used by the Ekitis and Ijeshas under Ogedengbe's command.

Despite the advantage, the war ended in a stalemate, marking the conclusion of all wars in Yoruba land.

Remarkably, the Yoruba are the only ethnic group to engage in civil wars for 73 years (1820-1893) and still remain united as one tribe today.

Source: Journal of Manchester Geographic Society MayowaBlades

Nothing like Yoruba empire! Show a credible link that shows there was Yoruba empire!

Ritchiee:
Great Empires like the Yoruba Empire,Roman Empire,China Empire etc fought amongst themselves too.It was the norms then.
The Yoruba Empire fought to extend its territory,fighting and taking over Dahomey as it's vassal state.It extended up to Ewe in Ghana etc.
The (Yoruba)Oyo Empire was one of the longest lasting Empires in Africa.Spannibg more than 500 years before it's decline.

You're trying to downplay what the whites did. Without them, Yorubas would have probably fought themselves to nothingness

Christistruth00:



No

It was the Alaafin of Oyo that invited them to mediate after Dahomey had attacked Iseyin just one hour drive away from Oyo

Alaafin needed the Ibadan Army to Crush Dahomey but the Ibadan Army was busy fighting at Kiriji


The funny thing is that though the we’re fighting against themselves they were United to inflict heavy defeats on Ilorin Fulani at the Jalumi War and Dahomey
King Ghezo of f Dahomey was killed by an assassin sent by the Egba of Abeokuta

Alaafin fully understood that Kiriji War couldn’t continue while Dahomey was trying to invade Yorubaland

It was the Alaafin who signed the Kiriji Peace Treaty on behalf of the Ibadan

Alaafin invited the Christian Missionaries to mediate and the Missionaries with permission from Alaafin brought in the British Governor of Lagos

babasolution:


The oyo never crossed Ilorin, they cudnt even reach Bida,you talking of sokoto

U dey whine, nupe armies and oyo armies actually ransacked sokoto, that is what drew fulanis from what we call middle belts today where Nupes reside to core north.

And yes, Ilorin lost all their armies to oyo during ekiti parapo war, thats after they were seriously dealt with in osogbo war

babasolution:


Alafin of oyo,was weak at this time,oyo had been reduced to nothingness, it was Ibadan that was the Yoruba powerhouse at this time

The Ibadan were mostly Ethnic Oyos who still answered to the Alaafin and fought his Wars with their full chest

Both Ogunmola and Oluyole were rulers of Ibadan at the Same time as being Basorun Oyo ( Alaafin’s Prime Minister)