An incident at Kilang: a further note on the death of lieutenant G.F. Phillips
- In a recent article dealing with the Tangale Peak or Kilang, as it is called in the local Tangale language, Herrmann JUNGRAITHMAYR presents an account narrated by a Tangale elder about the attempted ascent of that characteristic mountain by a British colonial officer and his subsequent death.1 Kilang mountain is a basaltic cone approximately 1300 m high, about 8 km southwest of Kaltungo, one of the principal settlements of the Tangale people, in southern Bauchi State, northeastern Nigeria. During a research stay at the National Archives in Kaduna in November 1993 I was able to consult a file containing various documents relating to this incident in detail.2 In the following note I present an outline of the events based on the evidence in the colonial records. By doing this I not only intend to shed more light on a tragic event from the very early years of the colonial era. The picture of the circumstances emerging from the investigations of the colonial authorities may serve as a background to the narrative by the Tangale elder presented in JUNGRAITHMAYR's publication.
Author: | Jörg Adelberger |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-35126 |
Parent Title (German): | Berichte des Sonderforschungsbereichs 268 |
Series (Serial Number): | Berichte des Sonderforschungsbereichs 268 (04, 005) |
Publisher: | SFB 268 |
Place of publication: | Frankfurt, M. |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2006/12/12 |
Year of first Publication: | 1994 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2006/12/12 |
Volume: | 4 |
Page Number: | 5 |
First Page: | 5 |
Last Page: | 11 |
Source: | In : Berichte des Sonderforschungsbereiches 268 Band 4, Frankfurt am Main 1994 : 5-11 |
HeBIS-PPN: | 189840137 |
Institutes: | Zentrale Einrichtung / SFB 268 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 9 Geschichte und Geografie / 91 Geografie, Reisen / 910 Geografie, Reisen |
Licence (German): | Deutsches Urheberrecht |