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Egba Alake is one of the four sections of Egbaland, the others being Oke-Ona, Gbagura and the Owu, and is a traditional state which joins with its bordering sections to form something of a high kingship. The Alake of Abeokuta or Alake of Egbaland is the traditional ruler of the Egba clan of Yoruba in the city of Abeokuta in southwestern Nigeria. ==History== Abeokuta was founded around 1830 by Egba people after the collapse of the Oyo Empire and the Yoruba people's subsequent descent into internecine warfare. The city was founded because of its strong defensive physical position by refugees trying to protect themselves against slave raiders from Dahomey, who were trying to benefit from the war. In 1832, Abeokuta was involved in war with the people of Ijebu Remo, and in 1834 with the Ibadan people, resulting in the defeat of the Ibadan army in the Battle of Arakanga. Sporadic fighting continued with the people of Ota (1842), Ado (1844), Ibarapa (1849), Dahomey (1851), Ijebu-Ere (1851), Ijaye (1860–1862) and the Makun War of 1862–1864.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of Abeokuta )〕 On 18 January 1893, a treaty was signed with the governor and commander-in-chief of the British Lagos Colony for the purpose of trade; the British recognized Egbaland as an independent state. In 1898, the Egba United Government was formed. In 1904, an agreement was made where the British assumed jurisdiction in certain legal cases, and in the same year, the Alake Gbadebo paid a state visit to England. Over the following years, the British steadily assumed more responsibility for administration while continuing to formally recognize the Egba state.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Egba: Some Historical Facts )〕 In 1914, the kingdom was incorporated into the newly amalgamated British Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Egba Historical Facts )〕 In 1949, as a result of agitation by the women's rights leader Funmilayo Ransome Kuti, the Alake Ladipo Samuel Ademola was forced to abdicate. He later returned. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Egba Alake」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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