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THE RULE OF HAMMAN YAJI The Diary of Hamman Yaji: Chronicle of a West African Muslim Ruler. Edited and introduced by JAMES H. VAUGHAN and ANTHONY H. M. KIRK-GREENE. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1995. Pp. xv + 162. No price given (ISBN 0-253-36206-7).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 1997

YAKUBU MUKHTAR
YAKUBU MUKHTAR
Affiliation:
University of Maiduguri
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Abstract

The publication of Hamman Yaji's diary through the combined effort of J. H. Vaughan and A. H. M. Kirk-Greene is a rare and remarkable contribution that deserves commendation from all those interested in West African studies. An important merit of the publication is that the diary, which sheds light on various aspects of West African history, is now at the fingertips of a wider readership. The diary is a catalogue of events which Hamman Yaji (District Head of Madagali, northeastern Adamawa, 1902–27) regarded as important for the period 1912–27. Apart from numerous slave raids on the neighbouring non-Muslim communities, trade, religious observances, reciprocity, obligations and Hamman Yaji's relations with his Muslim neighbours and Europeans are recorded in detail.

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The Journal of African History , Volume 38 , Issue 1 , March 1997 , pp. 123 - 177
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© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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