KEY QUESTIONS
How was imperial power structured?
CONTENT
·Federal structure in Oyo
·Absolute monarchy in Dahomey
·Oyo Mesi
·Changing relationship between Oyo Mesi and the Alafin
·Use of slaves in the imperial structure
·The role of the king’s wives in Dahomey
·Administrative organisation of the kingdoms, especially the ekun in Oyo and the changes made by Tegbesu in Dahomey
METHODOLOGY
1. Make comparative diagrams showing the imperial structures of Oyo and Dahomey and their respective relationships with their provinces
2. Discuss similarities and differences
RESOURCES
Online:
E-Book: pp.29 – 32
Law: The Common People Were Divided [JSTOR]
Law: The Constitutional Troubles of Oyo in the Late Eighteenth Century [JSTOR]
HOMEWORK
None