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- ItemIlorin Emirate: Some Aspects of the Consolidation, Socio-Political and Cultural Integration of a Multi-ethnic Community(Centre for Ilorin Manuscripts and Culture, Kwara State University, Malete, 2019) Salihu, Otukoko Ismail; Jimba, M. MahmoodThe chapter discusses various aspects of the processes of the establishment, consolidation, socio-political and cultural integration of Ilorin Emirate during the 19th century and the roles played by various historical personalities such as Shaikh Alimi, the early Emirs such Emir Abdulsalami (reigned c.1823-c.1836); Emir Shitta (reigned c.1836-c.1860), and scholars, warriors, chiefs, etc. of the nascent emirate. The processes of inward and outward movement of people brought about by the establishment of the emirate and its initial military successes, and their impact on the phenomenon known as "Ilorin n'ile l'oko" (that is, 'Ilorin both at home [i.e. in the city] and in the villages' are explained. Other aspects of the consolidation and integration of Ilorin discussed are the process of Islamization and the role of Islam and the Ulama' (scholars of the Emirate) and their roles in the day-to-day life of the community and in the unification and socio-political integration of the emirate; Oriki (praise poems and epithets) of Ilorin and the Ilorins; the Ilorin’s hospitality and accommodation of ‘strangers, etc. all of which made Ilorin not only a melting pot of peoples and cultures but also ‘a local Mecca’ for Muslims from within and outside the Nigerian area. Various socio-cultural avenues created by the Ilorin to promote regular social intercourse and continuous harmonious inter-group relations such as games, sports, traditional music and oral performances like Waka and Were, festivals, its unique Ramadan culture, place names, etc. are highlighted.