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Re: How To Unveil And Promote Ancient Igbo Civilisation by OfoIgbo: 12:15pm On Aug 12, 2020 |
Obalatule: Just a little expose on Nri overlordship of Benin, below is a snippet of what the Portuguese explorers of the late 1400s wrote about the relationship Joao de Barros in his accounts wrote of a possible pre-Christian influence in ancient Benin Kingdom:- “Among the many things which the king D. Jodo learnt from the ambassador of the king of Benin and also from Joao Afonso d Aveiro of what they had been told by the inhabitants of these regions was that to the east of Benin Kingdom at twenty moons journey which according to their account and the short journeys they made would be about two hundred and fifty of our leagues (5.556km or 3.456 is a league) there lived the most powerful monarch of these parts who was called “Ogane”. Among the pagan chiefs of the territories of Benin, Ogane was held in as great veneration as is the supreme Pontif with us. “In accordance with a very ancient custom, the King of Benin, on ascending the throne, sends ambassadors to Ogane with rich gifts to announce that by the decease of his predecessor, he has succeeded to the Kingdom of Benin and request confirmation. To signify his assent, the Prince Ogane sends the King a staff and a head piece of shining brass fashioned like a Spanish helment in place of a crown and scepter. He also sends a cross, likewise of brass to be worn round the neck, a holy and religious emblem similar to that worn by the KNIGHTS of the order of Saint JOHN. Without these emblems the people do not recognize the King as lawful ruler, nor can he call himself truly king.” “All the time this ambassador is at the court of Ogane, he never sees the Prince, but only the curtains of silk behind which he sits, for he is regarded as sacred. When the ambassador is leaving, he is shown a foot below the curtains as a sign that the Prince is within and agrees to the matters that he has raised; this foot they reverence as thought it were a sacred relic” “As a kind of reward for the hardships of such a journey, the ambassador receives a small CROSS, similar to that sent to the King, which is thrown around his neck to signify that he is free and exempt from all servitudes and privileged in his native country as the KNIGHTS are with us. https://medievalarchives.com/2010/09/25/medieval-cross-influenced-ancient-benin-culture/ 3 Likes |
Re: How To Unveil And Promote Ancient Igbo Civilisation by Tochi3(m): 12:16pm On Aug 12, 2020 |
imhotep:Yeah. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How To Unveil And Promote Ancient Igbo Civilisation by Obalatule: 12:18pm On Aug 12, 2020 |
Sammy07:Lots of igala sounds and letters are missing from Yoruba language but present in Igbo, "gw" , "kw", "ch" ,"Z" ,"V" "GH" and few others |
Re: How To Unveil And Promote Ancient Igbo Civilisation by Sammy07: 12:19pm On Aug 12, 2020 |
Obalatule:lol just tell me you want me to io say it. Except Yorubas that ain't versed in history will not know the meaning of Oduduwa, I intentionally tell you his last name iwa shortened as (wa) that's not his full name just like Fayemi, mimiko those surnames are not their full names it was just shorten 1 Like |
Re: How To Unveil And Promote Ancient Igbo Civilisation by OfoIgbo: 12:19pm On Aug 12, 2020 |
Sammy07: The bolded is because you don't know the meaning of ODUDU, and by the way, it is not ODUDU-IWA |
Re: How To Unveil And Promote Ancient Igbo Civilisation by Sammy07: 12:21pm On Aug 12, 2020 |
Obalatule:Yoruba language doesn't have GW but ondo dialects, ekiti and some Yorubas dialects has GW so what are you saying stop writing what you don't know 1 Like |
Re: How To Unveil And Promote Ancient Igbo Civilisation by AreaFada2: 12:22pm On Aug 12, 2020 |
OfoIgbo: Oh boy you just dey form Nri supremacy story. Take permission from Nri? Benin was a place where every kingdom had what today would be called an embassy. Though not permanent structure as today but regular envoys. It's no secret that noblemen and princes from far and wide came to understudy Benin administration, culture, and monarchy. You can focus on Igbo cultural renaissance without trying to claim Edo like Yoruba are doing. They want the shine of Benin history. Claiming to have controlled Benin is an attractive but dubious short cut to relevance. When put in their place, they call Benin is 2 x 2. Why bother about and scramble over "2 x 2"? When pikin drag something and e nor reach him hand e go say I nor even want am before sef. I guess post Biafra war Igbo were too busy pursuing individual wealth. Now it's becoming obvious that history and culture are vast inexhaustible wealth on their own. I wholeheartedly support any group researching and bringing their culture, art and history to the fore. Igbo culture is important to nearby cultures of Edo, Yoruba, Idah, Idoma, Efik/Ibibio, Izon, etc. 2 Likes |
Re: How To Unveil And Promote Ancient Igbo Civilisation by Sammy07: 12:23pm On Aug 12, 2020 |
OfoIgbo:read my comment up there |
Re: How To Unveil And Promote Ancient Igbo Civilisation by Nobody: 12:23pm On Aug 12, 2020 |
Obalatule:Igala people are a fusion of present Yoruba, Igbo, Benin, Jukun and later Hausa. However, their language and culture is a mix of Yoruba, Igbo and Jukun. |
Re: How To Unveil And Promote Ancient Igbo Civilisation by Sammy07: 12:28pm On Aug 12, 2020 |
AreaFada2:. Don't mind them they're claiming Yoruba too now. We and you guys, we never settle matter, we still dey on top each other like superiority or where each other come from, Igbo con enter the matter saying we're from Igbos |
Re: How To Unveil And Promote Ancient Igbo Civilisation by Obalatule: 12:29pm On Aug 12, 2020 |
OfoIgbo:How this part of history was totally ignored by everybody including the Igbos themselves still baffles me a lot, there is no telling what further archeological research may open up 1 Like |
Re: How To Unveil And Promote Ancient Igbo Civilisation by Nobody: 12:30pm On Aug 12, 2020 |
Dedetwo: Igalas were your priest, they colonised you. Whatever bro, no be today your people dey lie |
Re: How To Unveil And Promote Ancient Igbo Civilisation by knowledgeable: 12:31pm On Aug 12, 2020 |
Sammy07: There was a unified historical junction between Igbos & these Afonja almagiris.(dated about 5000 years back, hence some similarities). You can go and unearth that information & stop being lazy/criticising. |
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