This was the tactique where the colonial powers had threatened to use force but they did not actually use force. Jaja declared himself king jaja of opobo, independent of bonny. Born in umuduruoha amaigbo in igboland, he was taken at about the age of twelve as a slave in bonny. King jaja of opobo englands affair with him and the end of it. Therefore, king jaja of opobo and his wives in these pictures are symbol of our civilization. King jaja and his trading state of opobo aluminium smelter. To seek a new direction for the home of king jaja, this narrative was revisited with holistic passion by his majesty king dandeson douglas jaja jeki v or king jaja the fifth in his coronation address as amanyanabo of opobo kingdom on january 3, 2004. Opobo became, under king jajas firm rule, one of the largest exporting centers of palm oil in the delta, and for years king jaja enjoyed a not undeserved popularity among the white traders who visited his river, but a time came when the price for palm oil fell to such a low figure in england that the european firms established in opobo could. Oldnaija goes beyond the lines to unearth historical events in nigeria and document nigerian cultures for. Am just writing this for fun but i hope you enjoy the book. Apart from serving historical enlightenment purpose, this story is an exciting motivational storybook for children.
Feb 27, 2017 this is an inspirational story of the famous king jaja of opobo. The european traders brought weapons, books, cloths, etc and exchanged them for slaves and palm oil. Information and translations of jaja of opobo in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Jaja king of opobo he arrived in the kingdom of bonny in 1833, the year the slavery abolition act was passed by the british parliament, as a child with no weight in substance, and in the space of thirtyseven years. This is an inspirational story of the famous king jaja of opobo. Born in umuduruoha, amaigbo in igboland and sold as a slave to a bonny trader at the age of twelve, he was nam. Jaja king of opobo top results of your surfing jaja king of opobo start download portable document format pdf and e books electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge to the reader. Nigerias first millionaire and how the british ended his trade. Animation describing the story of king jaja of opobo for the pretitle of 60 min documentary new kings of nigeria for storyville series bbc4.
Nationalist, first nigerian richest man and the most accomplished entrepreneur of the 19th century west coast of africa jaja of opobo full name. His deep knowledge of igbo history, language and culture has been a constant source of support for. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. A sketch history of the development and expansion of opobo e. King jaja of opobo englands affair with him and the end. Good books africa for 18 years, jaja ruled the independent opobo citystate with firmness and remarkable authority. The true history of slavery and slave acquisition in africa the british, french, spaniards, portuguese, belgians, and italians after canvassing the whole african continent and studying the lay of the land and ethnic nationalities, then went to action with their evil plan. Some people may not know it but king jaja of opobo was an igbo slave from orlu in present day imo state who was sold into slavery.
We presented utter version of this ebook in pdf, epub, txt, doc, djvu formats. During the reign of igbo born jaja of opobo, opobo was a small but wealthy african kingdom, being one of the most lucrative palm oil centers of trade. King jaja was the igbo king, from the region now called nigeria, who was exiled by the british to mainland st. In so doing, he curtailed trade at bonny and fourteen of. The opobo citystate dominated the palm oil trade and since the british were blocked from carrying out direct business with the hinter land, the opobo citystate excersise monopoly over the business. An igbo man who was subsequently initiated into the ibani called jubo jubogha rose from slavery to lead the anna pepple chieftaincy house of bonny. Resistance was serious in bornu under rabeh, opobo under jaja, the itsekiri under nana and benin under ovoramwen. Even in situations where african resistance failed, crowder attributed it to overwhelming technological superiority of the colonia crowder, 1968. Download jaja of opobo or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. The new african historiography, wariboko argues, has privileged those states that chose confrontation in the face of intensified british efforts to gain access. Born in umuduruoha, amaigbo in igboland and sold as a slave to a bonny trader at the age of twelve, he was named jubo jubogha by his first master. Called jaja by the british, this gifted and enterprising individual eventually became one of the most.
King jaja of opobo and wives in the 1870s location. Its probably gotten from reading one sided subjective history books written by bourgeiose europeans. Pdf abstract crisis and conflict permeate our society, institutional framework for resolving. King jaja of opobo and governor nana of itsekiri are very good examples of. Deities like ogun, sango, oya, esu and their activities can be put into videogames, while legendaries, kings and queens like ewuare the great, elkanem of borno, king jaja of opobo and queen amina of zarias power, reign and influences can be videogamed. You would do well to emancipate yourself from ignorance, close mindedness, tribalism and all else that ails you. The true history of slavery and slave acquisition in africa.
He is regarded as a hero who left a mark of great significance in the history of nigeria and west africa. Okoi obla obla femi olajide and omubo jackigbo king. May 04, 2019 jaja of opobo king jaja of opobo full name. Jaja of opobo download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Nigerian tribe myths african king jaja of opobo wattpad. The text has been completely revised to take account of recent research findings on west african history, new chapters have been added on west africa since independence, and the language level has been simplified where necessary. In the name of her britannic majestys government, we hereby acknowledge ja ja king of opobo, and fully entitled to all consideration as such. Jubo jubogha was born in 1821, in umuduruoha, amaigbo, in modern day imo state. Therefore,king jaja of opobo and his wives in these pictures are symbol of our civilization. Criminal justice in the precolonial, colonial and post. According to a statistic by blue books of statistics, the volume of spirit that were. King jaja of opobo, the kanembornu empire, nok art, amina the warrior queen, oluadah equiano, lord. King jaja of opobo played a great rote in the development of commerce in nigeria.
Opobo or opuboama, being a name derived from that of a revered bonny king, opubo the great is located to the east of the kingdom of bonny. A dispute between the anna pepple and manilla pepple houses forced jaja and the anna pepple house to break away and establish opobo citystate in 1869. Jaja who took over as head of opobo annie people house in 1863 led them out of bonny to create the new state of opobo in 1869. History of the great nigerian hero a year ago 52214 views by caroline yaakugh songs have been sung about him, stories have been told, but not so many know the real history of jubo jubogha, the man who rose to become the fierce and powerful king jaja of opobo. After some other turbulent history, he was exiled to saint vincent in the west indies. Oldnaija is an online platform dedicated to documenting and promoting the history of ngeria. Born in umuduruoha, amaigbo, in igboland, he was taken at about the age of twelve as a slave in bonny. King jaja of opobo englands affair with him and the end of. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this picture.
Sunday jaja grand bonny headship hinterland markets jaja house jaja of opobo jajas james johnson john africa jumbo kalaibiama king and chiefs king jaja king of opobo kingdom klng. The 1873 treaty with king jaja of opobo which sanctioned his control over the hinterland trade. Called jaja by the british, this gifted and enterprising individual he became king jaja of opobo and declared himself independent of bonny. Harris if you are searched for the book africans and their history. The late mbabaso okwaraozurumba was sold as a slave at the tender age of twelve to a bonny trader. King jaja of opobo article about king jaja of opobo by the. He was later sold to chief alali, the head of the opubo annie pepple royal house. The same vicious struggle for the control of the oil resources in the delta has continued in a post colonial and independent federal nigeria. I read somewhere that they still speak some form of igbo in opobo. This method aimed at forcing african into submission. This method was used by british against king jaja of opobo in west africa. This is a new edition of an established textbook, first published in 1967. King jaja of opobaleft and governor nana olomu right. The royal house grew in size and influence over the years, absorbing many other trade houses in the region.
This is an old picture, probably from the 50s, of the cottage at fort charlotte that king jaja of opobo lived for a while. King jajas widow was still very much alive in trinidad in 1937. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Cookey 1974 argued that this movement out of bonny was strategic. King jaja of opobo, the kanembornu empire, nok art, amina the warrior queen, oluadah equiano, lord frederick lugard, nigerias first.
In early september, it was with a heavy heart i signed a petition made by omei bongos ikwue on to keep the study of history in nigerian schools. First, all respect to the people of ibani and opobo, and permit me to speak on the history of your chief and king respectively jaja, as an amateur historian, and a successor of his in the ijaw institution of war canoe house chieftaincy. Apparently, the nigerian government decided to remove history from school curriculums for reasons such as there are neither jobs for graduates of history, nor sufficient. Click download or read online button to get jaja of opobo book now.
The king jaja of opobo memorial is a bronze monument in memory of king jaja of opobo, erected by public subscription in 1903. Read below to see actions and evidence of how king jaja of opobo and other igbo slave traders, igbo palm traders, igbo ivory traders and igbo traders and business men and women were able to conduct for 400 years such a feat and trade at that level in primitive times. It was not easy for colonial army to penetrate some communities. We provide a research and learning environment for nigerians at home and in the diaspora.
General minimah, his opobo ancestry and the burden of history. King jaja of opobo 18211891 born in igboland and sold as a slave to a bonny trader at the age of twelve, he was named jubo jubogha by his first master. Oct 18, 2015 i learned about queen amina of zaria, inikpi of the igalaland, king jaja of opobo, the benin empire and the great injustice known in history as the benin punitive expedition, i studied the kanemborno empire with capital at ngazagamu and its line of rulership that produced the worlds longest line of kings known as the safawa dynasty. Jul 30, 2016 the africa archive king jaja of opobo 18211891 born in igboland and sold as a slave to a bonny trader at the age of twelve, he was named jubo jubogha by his first master. Bonny and opobo are of the same origin, both belonging to the ibani tribe. Commerce background and history of commerce in nigeria. Read about true african history and stop flaunting your ignorance. Oct 26, 2016 the history of king jaja jaja of opobo full name. He first named jubo jubogha by his first master and was later named jaja by the british. International journal of current research in the humanities, 11, legon accra, ghana.
Jaja of opobo, the man who rose against the odds of poverty and. It chronicles the trials and triumph of jaja opobo. Although jaja opobo was enslaved at an early age, he rose to become a brilliant business man and eventually a king. Jubo jubogha 18211891 jaja of opobo was a nigerian merchant prince and the founder of opobo citystate. History can be seen simply by walking past colonial cannons and forts. He established a new settlement, which he named opobo. In so doing, he curtailed trade at bonny and fourteen of the eighteen bonny houses moved to opobo. In this widelyread book, patterson argues that the african slave had no identity outside of.
Strategically located between bonny and the production areas of the hinterland, king jaja controlled trade and politics in the delta. Songs have been sung and stories have been told, but not so many know the real history of jubo jubogha, the man who rose to become the powerful king jaja of opobo. Hewett creeks cutlass dappa elders european traders fight friends guns harbour iboland imo river interior jaja asked jaja decided jaja of opobo jaja tried jajas master jajas mother jajas soldiers jumbo king jaja king of bonny king of opobo knew. King jaja of opobo article about king jaja of opobo by. Traditional market days and the development of long. Born in umuduruoha, amaigbo, in ibo land, he was sold at about the age of twelve as a slave in bonny. A power struggle ensued among rival factions in the houses at bonny leading to the breakaway of the faction led by jaja. He became king jaja of opobo and declared himself independent of bonny.
It was listed as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance by the national commission for museums and monuments on 14 august 1959. New kings of nigeria the story of king jaja of opobo on. King jaja whose real name was mbanaso okwaraozurumba, the third son of mr and mrs okwaraozurumba was born at umuduruoha amaigbo in 1821. The oba, meaning king or ruler in the yoruba language, at oyo who had the title, alaafin of oyo, once lead the famous yoruba oyo empire. Opobo was founded by king jaja 1821 1891 in the 18 th century and king jaja was a former igbo slave called jubojubogha but renamed jaja by the europeans because the name was too long to. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.