feudalism in nigeria
Feudalism is present in Nigeria
Feudalism has been around since the medieval life. The feudal system was a way of government based on responsibilities between the king or lord and vassal. The king would give large estates to his relatives, and these estates would range from his large assets to just a small piece of land; for example, farms, barns, animals and houses. And in return, what so ever the king asks the relatives to do they have to respond to it as the king commands. In my understanding I have found out that the feudal system is basically about loyalty whereby you are given a land from the king and in return you are to pledge your services and loyalty to the king. Also, according to Wikipedia, “feudalism was a set of legal and military customs in medieval Europe that flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries, which, broadly defined, was a system for structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour.”
The feudal system is usually originates has a result of the disorganisation of an empire:
Especially in the Japanese and Carolingian (European) empires which both lacked the bureaucratic infrastructure necessary to support cavalry without the ability to allocate land to these mounted troops - Mounted soldiers began to secure a system of hereditary rule over their allocated land - their power over the territory came to encompass the social, political, judicial, and economic spheres.
Before I begin the examination or explanation of the feudal system in Nigeria, I will need to provide some historical context of the Feudal system especially in England.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
The feudal system comes into play around the 8th century, when the Carolingian dynasty was expanding its territory. During that time Charles Martel grants his nobles rights over tracts of land - to yield the income with which they can provide fighting men for his army. This act of generosity, eventually favoured him
Feudalism has been around since the medieval life. The feudal system was a way of government based on responsibilities between the king or lord and vassal. The king would give large estates to his relatives, and these estates would range from his large assets to just a small piece of land; for example, farms, barns, animals and houses. And in return, what so ever the king asks the relatives to do they have to respond to it as the king commands. In my understanding I have found out that the feudal system is basically about loyalty whereby you are given a land from the king and in return you are to pledge your services and loyalty to the king. Also, according to Wikipedia, “feudalism was a set of legal and military customs in medieval Europe that flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries, which, broadly defined, was a system for structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour.”
The feudal system is usually originates has a result of the disorganisation of an empire:
Especially in the Japanese and Carolingian (European) empires which both lacked the bureaucratic infrastructure necessary to support cavalry without the ability to allocate land to these mounted troops - Mounted soldiers began to secure a system of hereditary rule over their allocated land - their power over the territory came to encompass the social, political, judicial, and economic spheres.
Before I begin the examination or explanation of the feudal system in Nigeria, I will need to provide some historical context of the Feudal system especially in England.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
The feudal system comes into play around the 8th century, when the Carolingian dynasty was expanding its territory. During that time Charles Martel grants his nobles rights over tracts of land - to yield the income with which they can provide fighting men for his army. This act of generosity, eventually favoured him