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Nigerian Borgu c.1500-1900: An analysis of a segmentary society.

This study analyzes the history of Nigerian Borgu between c.1500-1900, tracing the origin of the people, the emergence and development of the state system and the economic activities of the Muslim Wangara merchants. It further considers the central importance of the Kisra legend to the overall history of the Borgu kingdoms. Given the ethnic differentiation of Borgu in the early period of its existence, this study establishes that the Kisra ideology--anti-Islamic and pro-Traditionalist--assisted in forging unity. Despite the pressure from the Muslim communities within and Islamic states outside…