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Encyclopedia Britannica



BIDA

This article appears in Volume V03, Page 918 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: BER-BLA
BIDA , a town and administrative
district
  in the British protectorate of Northern Nigeria. Bida town, situated in 9 5' N., 6 E., 25 M. N. by E. of Muraji on the Niger, is the
capital
  of the province of Nupe. It was founded in 1859 when Fula
rule
  was established in Nupe, is walled and of considerable size. In 1909 it was connected by railway with Baro, 40 M. S.S.E., the river terminus of the Northern Nigeria railway. The inhabitants, mostly Hausa, carry on an extensive
trade
  and are especially noted for their embossed brass and copper
work
 . The Bida goblets, in which brass and copper are beautifully blended, are of extremely elegant
design
 . The town also boasts a glass factory. The preparation of indigo and the dyeing of cloths are other flourishing
industries
 . The streets are planted with huge shade-trees, so that as Bida is approached it looks like a forest.
In 1897 there was a two-days' fight outside the walls of Bida between the forces of the emir of Nupe and those of the Royal Niger Company, ending in the defeat of the Fula army (mostly cavalry). The victory was not followed at the time by a British occupation, and the defeated king returned after the withdrawal of the company's troops and re-established himself upon the throne. In 'goo he allied himself with other hostile chiefs and adopted an openly antagonistic attitude to the British government. In 1901 it became necessary for British troops to
march
  on Bida. The emir fled, without fighting, to Kano. Another emir was appointed in his place, and the province of Nupe was placed under British administrative
control
 . Since that date the town has been peaceful and very prosperous. A mission school has been established, and is attended by the sons of the emir and of the
principal
  chiefs, who are desirous of learning to read and. write English. The administrative
district
  of Bida includes the town and is the western division of the province of Nupe (q.v.). (See also NIGERIA: History.)


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