“Tarikh'Umara Bauchi” and its Contribution to Pre—Colonial Ningi Resistance to Sokoto Caliphate: Exegesis and Methodology in African Oral History,Ca. 1846–1902
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“Tarikh'Umara Bauchi” and its Contribution to Pre—Colonial Ningi Resistance to Sokoto Caliphate: Exegesis and Methodology in African Oral History,Ca. 1846–1902
For the past generation or so, a number of studies on important aspects of African history have been brought to the attention of the English speaking world. In my doctoral dissertation, I had occasion to use several texts which give interesting information about Ningi history [1]. One of the most important among these sources is the “TARIKH'UMARA BAUCHI” (The History of the Bauchi Emirate). The purpose of this study is to present this text with an English translation and my brief introductory note in the hope that it will be of help to English speaking scholars and students.
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