British-Ijebu conflict of 1892

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Anglo-African war colonial war military conflict

The British-Ijebu conflict of 1892 was a colonial-era military campaign in which British forces defeated the Ijebu Kingdom in present-day southwestern Nigeria, paving the way for expanded British control and the consolidation of colonial rule in the region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
British-Ijebu conflict of 1892 canonical	1
British-Ijebu war of 1892	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglo-African war ⓘ colonial war ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
aftermath	Ijebu Kingdom brought under British influence ⓘ Ijebu territory integrated into expanding British-controlled areas ⓘ strengthening of British political authority in Yorubaland ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	British–Ijebu War NERFINISHED ⓘ Ijebu Expedition of 1892 NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Ijebu Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Niger Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictBetween	British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Ijebu Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
consequence	consolidation of British colonial rule in the region ⓘ defeat of the Ijebu Kingdom ⓘ expanded British control in southwestern Nigeria ⓘ opening of trade routes into the interior of Yorubaland ⓘ
countryInvolved	Nigeria (present-day) NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime	1892 ⓘ
followedBy	further British military and political interventions in Yorubaland ⓘ
hasCause	British desire to secure trade routes between Lagos and the Yoruba interior ⓘ British imperial policy of territorial expansion in West Africa ⓘ Ijebu resistance to British commercial and political penetration ⓘ
hasContext	British efforts to control hinterland routes from Lagos ⓘ competition over customs duties and control of trade ⓘ
hasEthnicContext	Ijebu people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoruba peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Ijebu territory ⓘ Yorubaland NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day southwestern Nigeria ⓘ
militaryObjective	securing free passage for trade caravans ⓘ subjugation of the Ijebu Kingdom ⓘ
partOf	British colonial expansion in West Africa ⓘ scramble for Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	earlier diplomatic tensions between British authorities and Ijebu Kingdom ⓘ
relatedTo	British colonialism in Africa ⓘ Lagos Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoruba history ⓘ history of Nigeria ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ
significance	important episode in resistance to colonial rule in Nigeria ⓘ key step in British consolidation of southern Nigeria ⓘ
startTime	1892 ⓘ
timePeriod	colonial era ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ijebu Kingdom → notableEvent → British-Ijebu conflict of 1892 ⓘ

Ijebu people → notableHistoricalEvent → British-Ijebu conflict of 1892 ⓘ

this entity surface form: British-Ijebu war of 1892