Which long-running civil conflict (1877-1893), also known as the Sixteen Years' War, pitted the imperial army of Ibadan against an alliance of Ekiti and Ijesha kingdoms led by Ogedengbe of Ilesha?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. the sixteen-year Kiriji War
- Step 1: In 1877, eastern Yoruba kingdoms revolted against oppressive Ibadan district residents (Ajeles), forming the Ekiti-Parapo confederacy under Fabunmi of Okemesi and Ogedengbe of Ilesha. Step 2. Known as the Kiriji War (after the booming sound of heavy modern cannon), it concluded with a British-brokered peace treaty in 1893. Answer: the Kiriji War (Ekiti-Parapo War). Why not the others: The others are minor or unrelated border conflicts.
Practise more The Sokoto Caliphate, Oyo Empire and Pre-Colonial Savanna States.
Free questions with an explanation for every one, and full timed General Knowledge (Nigeria) mock tests.
More The Sokoto Caliphate, Oyo Empire and Pre-Colonial Savanna States questions
- Which Islamic scholar and reformer launched the 1804 savanna jihad in the Hausa state of Gobir, establishing the Sokoto Caliphate?
- Who succeeded Usman dan Fodio as the first Sultan of Sokoto in 1817, consolidating the administrative structure of the caliphate and authori…
- Which prominent 19th-century female scholar and poet, daughter of Usman dan Fodio, founded the 'Yan Taru' grassroots women's educational mov…
- Which scholar and lieutenant of Usman dan Fodio led the eastern savanna jihad, founding the expansive Fombina (Adamawa) Emirate spanning nor…
- In the constitutional governance of the Old Oyo Empire, what supreme council of seven hereditary noble kingmakers exercised checks and balan…
- Which ambitious Prime Minister (Bashorun) of Old Oyo usurped imperial power in the mid-18th century and forced four successive Alaafins to c…