Contested history
Where the sources disagree
Each topic gathers the competing accounts of one question — from within Johnson's text and beyond — ranked by evidence, never flattened into false balance. The best-evidenced account reads as primary; the others stay one tap away, each with its provenance and the reason for its rank.
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⑂ The Origin of the Yorubas
Where did the Yoruba people come from?
4 accounts · anchored at 5 passages
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⑂ The End of Ṣàngó's Reign
Did Ṣàngó abdicate freely, or was he forced from the throne?
2 accounts · anchored at 2 passages
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⑂ How Ifá Divination Came to Yorubaland
Who introduced the Ifá oracle into the Yoruba country?
2 accounts · anchored at 2 passages
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⑂ The Birth and Early Life of Atiba
Where was Prince Atiba — founder of the new Ọyọ — born?
2 accounts · anchored at 2 passages
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