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. In the name of her britannic majestys government, we hereby acknowledge ja ja king of opobo, and fully entitled to all consideration as such. From 1871 on, jaja monopolized the palm oil trade in the region to become the most influential trader from his new position as king of the island community, which he would name opobo. King jaja of opobo memorial 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.
Download jaja of opobo or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. 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. 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 jaja of opobo englands affair with him and the end of it 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. He established a new settlement, which he named opobo. Jugbo jubogha, was the charismatic king of opobo in the niger delta who opposed inroad of british trade into the hinterland. The true history of slavery and slave acquisition in africa. Called jaja by the british, this gifted and enterprising individual eventually became one of the most. The late mbabaso okwaraozurumba was sold as a slave at the tender age of twelve to a bonny trader. Jaja of opobo was a nationalist, merchant prince, successful businessman and founder of opobo citystate, now a part of rivers state in the niger delta region of nigeria. A power struggle ensued among rival factions in the houses at bonny leading to the breakaway of the faction led by jaja. Born in umuduruoha, amaigbo, in ibo land, he was sold at about the age of twelve as a slave in bonny. Hewett creeks cutlass dappa elders european traders fight friends guns harbour iboland imo river interior jaja asked jaja decided jaja of opobo jaja tried jaja s master jaja s mother jaja s soldiers jumbo king jaja king of bonny king of opobo knew. King jaja of opobo the trajectory of jaja s life cut across the history of slavery, rebellion, resistance, triumph, and ultimately defeat in the niger delta region of nigeria.
The project topic home for mba, msc, bsc, pgd, phd final nigerian historical movies and the society a study of oduduwa and king jaja of opobo. Click download or read online button to get jaja of opobo book now. Likewise, by the end of the 19th century, machine guns were among the arsenals of king behanzin of dahomey, the sultans of zanzibar, king jaja of opobo and finally the british captured 2500 rounds of machine gun amunition from nana olomu of itsekiri, implying that he too must have had one of these rapid firing guns hidden in the bush somewhere. 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.
King jaja of opobo, the kanembornu empire, nok art, amina the warrior queen, oluadah equiano, lord. Pdf abstract crisis and conflict permeate our society, institutional framework for. King jaja of opobo by john adoga read aloud see link for activities related to the book. Animation describing the story of king jaja of opobo for the pretitle of 60 min documentary new kings of nigeria for storyville series bbc4. Born in umuduruoha, amaigbo, in igboland, he was taken at about the age of twelve as a slave in bonny. Jaja of opobo download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. As an aside, jaja was forgiven in 1891 and allowed to return home, but he died on the way back, poisoned with a cup of tea. 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. King jaja of opobo, lessons of history by tayo oke. Department of history, obafemi awolowo university, ileife, nigeria. Jaja of opobo pdf jaja of opobo king jaja of opobo full name. Bonny and opobo are of the same origin, both belonging to the ibani tribe.
King jaja of opobo englands affair with him and the end. King jaja of opobo 18211891, the wealthiest and most powerful monarch in the niger delta and sole founder of opobo, was igbo. Called jaja by the british, this gifted and enterprising individual he became king jaja of opobo and declared himself independent of bonny. History department barbados museum and historical society. Called jaja by the british, this gifted and enterprising individual eventually became one of the most powerful men in the eastern niger delta.
Jubo jubogha 18211891 jaja of opobo was a nigerian merchant prince and the founder of opobo citystate. So for example, jaja of opobo, when he tried to export palm oil on his own, was forced into exile for obstructing commerce. Brief history of king jaja of opobo by adudavidleem. Aspects of british gunboat diplomacy jaja king of opobo. Jaja of opobo was a nineteenth century slave who rose up to become a legendary king, before being kidnapped by the british. Nigerias first millionaire and how the british ended his. However, by 1884, the relationship between jaja and his british trade partners deteriorated, leading to jaja s exile in the west indies. King jaja was the igbo king, from the region now called nigeria, who was exiled by the british to mainland st. Although jaja opobo was enslaved at an early age, he rose to become a brilliant business man and eventually a king.
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. Indeed, as far as nigerian nationalist historiography is concerned, jaja and nana were among the first set of nationalists in pre. Coined after the way king jaja himself held his head up high while he was on the island. Mbanago okwaraozurumba, known locally as jubojubogba, shortened to jaja, who emerged the king of the citystate, opobo, in the 19th century, in. In this widelyread book, patterson argues that the african slave had no identity outside of. Directed by new kings of nigeria the story of king jaja of opobo on vimeo. The coronation ceremony on january 3, 2004 has ushered in a systematic process of structures to enhance consultations and participation by. History, culture and conflict resolution in opobo kingdom. By centering the narrative of renown nineteenth century slaveturned king, jaja of opobo, my work argues that, as abolition took effect in the atlantic world, igbo slaves amassing. Like phoenix, he rose from the darkest valleys of slavery and servitude to become the headcornerstone of his own kingdom within a generation. In 1891, jaja was granted permission to return to opobo but died en route, allegedly poisoned with a. 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. This paper examines the conceptual issue history, culture and conflict resolution using the of opobo example and advocates a sense of history to prevail in addressing the question of crisis resolution. The need to give this history a balanced view made the paper to analyze the.
Am just writing this for fun but i hope you enjoy the book. After some other turbulent history, he was exiled to saint vincent in the west indies. This is an inspirational story of the famous king jaja of opobo. Jaja of opobo, the man who rose against the odds of poverty and colonial rule to become nigerias first international trader and millionaire in the 19th century was born as mbananso. He is one of the joint authors of the book, history concourse. In 1870, jaja arrived in opobo from bonny, moving due to a dispute with chief oko jumbo, the leader of the rival manilla pepple family. Everything you need to know famous people in history of. The most surprising revelation for the authors while researching the book was the discovery of prince waribo king jajas long forgotten son. Nigerian tribe myths african king jaja of opobo wattpad.
Ozurumba mbanaso or king jaja of opobo oxford research. King jaja of opobo and governor nana olomu of itsekiri have been wrongly classified and. Jaja and nana in the niger delta region of nigeria journal of pan. Good books africa for 18 years, jaja ruled the independent opobo citystate with firmness and remarkable authority.
Pdf history, culture and conflict resolution in opobo. It chronicles the trials and triumph of jaja opobo. He first named jubo jubogha by his first master and was later named jaja by the british. He was known for his astute business, political and military skills. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. King jaja was a middleman broker of palm oil the legitimate trade that. Brief history of king jaja of opobo culture nigeria. King dandeson douglas jaja jp, jeki v amanyanabo of opobo, began succession rites in 1980, when his illustrious father king douglas jaja jaja iv, joined his ancestors. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. King jaja of opobo and governor nana olomu of itsekiri have been wrongly classified and portrayed as protonationalists, rather than business gurus. He became king jaja of opobo and declared himself independent of bonny.
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