Impact of Convergence of Groups on the Development of Ilorin Military Technology, 1800-1900

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dc.contributor.authorAlabi, Oladimeji Mohammed
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-04T12:57:29Z
dc.date.available2021-06-04T12:57:29Z
dc.date.issued2019-07
dc.description.abstractIlorin's location between the northern and southern fringe of the territories that later became Nigeria placed her in a position to be actively involved two remarkable events of the Nineteenth Century: first as major participant in the Yoruba warfare, and second as one of the frontier emirates in the caliphate system. In the course of the Nineteenth Century, florin recorded waves of migration and settlement of different groups, which speedily transformed her society to a heterogeneous community. This study explores how different groups contributed to the emergence and development of the Ilorin military technology and its impact on the city in the Nineteenth century. It employed the historical research method, which comprised the use of primary and secondary sources. The approach began with the perusal of literature to ascertain the extent of work on Ilorin military history, and it was discovered that more information was exigent on the impact of plurality of groups on her military technology; hence the significance for this study. Furthermore, Ilorin's location favoured the settlement of different groups, whose impact were felt not only in the area of recruitment of soldiers but also in the supply of weapons for prosecuting wars. This was also evident in the activities of blacksmiths, Islamic scholars, hunters, militia and other related groups in different localities in the city. In this regard, the city's weapons were of both physical and spiritual nature, which gave significant roles to the blacksmiths, and Islamic scholars through the use ofQuran as afaith-based instrument of war. Blacksmithing, with time, also became broadened with Yoruba and Nupe engaged in specific aspects of the vocation. The Yoruba smiths,for instance, concentrated on the production of long and short¬range iron weapons such as spears, arrows, lances, swords, and knives while Nupe smiths specialized on cavalry and horse keeping accoutrements. Groups like Yoruba, Hausa, Nupe Bariba and Kanuri contributed to spiritual weapon system. With the emergence of the emirate in the city, the faith-based weapon was developed. This involved the use of texts of the Quran as potent war instrument in attack and defence. This was facilitated by the development of Islamic teaching and scholarship in the town. It can therefore be concluded that Ilorin's heterogeneous nature had a significant impact on her military in the aspects of recruitment, technology of war and tactics, spiritual elements and the naming of compounds.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1119-5266
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/6004
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCollege of Humanities, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State, Nigeriaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries10;
dc.subjectIlorinen_US
dc.subjectgroupsen_US
dc.subjectmilitaryen_US
dc.subjecttechnologyen_US
dc.subjectweaponsen_US
dc.subjectIslamen_US
dc.titleImpact of Convergence of Groups on the Development of Ilorin Military Technology, 1800-1900en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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