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Name: Abeokuta

Type: Polity

Start: 1830 AD

End: 1893 AD

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Was a precolonial polity in Nigeria.

Establishment

  • January 1830: Abeokuta city-state founded.

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    Disestablishment

  • January 1894: In 1893, Abeokuta became a British protectorate under the leadership of the Egba leader, Chief Akinpelu Obisesan. The territory was incorporated into the Niger Coast Protectorate, marking the beginning of British colonial rule in the region.

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