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{{*mp}}... that the Kpove War or Dung Pot War got its name when '''[[Ndawa]]''' dug a large hole, filled it with [[Feces|dung]], and threatened to throw any of his troops into the hole if they left battle?
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{{*mp}}... that the Kpove War or Dung Pot War got its name when '''[[Ndawa]]''' had a large hole dug and filled with [[Feces|dung]], threatening to throw any of his troops into the hole if they left battle?
 
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* Comment: hook should be verified with someone who can access http://www.jstor.org/stable/179516 .  Thanks. [[User:Wnt|Wnt]] ([[User talk:Wnt|talk]]) 17:19, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
 
* Comment: hook should be verified with someone who can access http://www.jstor.org/stable/179516 .  Thanks. [[User:Wnt|Wnt]] ([[User talk:Wnt|talk]]) 17:19, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
 
:* p.301 says: {{tq|Dawa, expecting battle, prepared a pot of dung (''kpovegue'') and said that any man who ran would be cast into it, and the war has since been known as the Kpove War (War of the Dung Pot)}}. So it checks out. [[User:Shrigley|Shrigley]] ([[User talk:Shrigley|talk]]) 19:52, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
 
:* p.301 says: {{tq|Dawa, expecting battle, prepared a pot of dung (''kpovegue'') and said that any man who ran would be cast into it, and the war has since been known as the Kpove War (War of the Dung Pot)}}. So it checks out. [[User:Shrigley|Shrigley]] ([[User talk:Shrigley|talk]]) 19:52, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
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:*[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] Article is new enough and long enough. The hook fact was verified by [[User:Shrigley|Shrigley]]. [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]) 07:09, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
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Revision as of 07:09, 8 January 2013

Ndawa

  • ... that the Kpove War or Dung Pot War got its name when Ndawa had a large hole dug and filled with dung, threatening to throw any of his troops into the hole if they left battle?

Created/expanded by AbstractIllusions (talk). Self nom at 15:45, 24 December 2012 (UTC)