KEY QUESTIONS
Why did the kingdom of Oyo decline?
CONTENT
·Constitutional weakness
·Internal tensions particularly between the alafin and the basorun and between Oyo-Ile and Ilorin
·Fulani jihad
METHODOLOGY
1. Brainstorm possible reasons for the collapse of Oyo, dividing them into long- and short-term
2. Investigate evidence supporting and contradicting different interpretations of the causes of the collapse of Oyo
RESOURCES
Online:
E-Book: pp.34
Why did Oyo and Dahomey decline? Presentation (PPT)
Ross: The Anti-Slave Trade Theme [JSTOR]
Robin Law: Political Disintegration in the Kingdom of Oyo [JSTOR]
Atanda: The Fall of the Old Oyo Empire [JSTOR]
Akinjogbin: The Oyo Empire in the Eighteenth Century [JSTOR]
HOMEWORK
None