1913Event
Native courts expand under indirect rule
Colonial administrators used native courts to govern through chiefs, emirs, and warrant officers.
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1913
Native courts expand under indirect rule
Colonial administrators used native courts to govern through chiefs, emirs, and warrant officers.
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Colonial administrators used native courts to govern through chiefs, emirs, and warrant officers. In areas without centralized kingship, the model often produced artificial authority.
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