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Name: Aro Confederacy

Type: Polity

Start: 1691 AD

End: 1902 AD

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A political union orchestrated by the Aro people, Igbo subgroup, centered in Arochukwu in present-day southeastern Nigeria.

Establishment


  • January 1691: Boka Ado II was the first ruler of Okrika.
  • January 1691: A political union orchestrated by the Aro people, Igbo subgroup, centered in Arochukwu in present-day southeastern Nigeria.
  • Chronology


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    1. Anglo-Aro War


    Was a conflict between the Aro Confederacy in present-day Eastern Nigeria, and the British Empire.

  • December 1901: Arochukwu was captured by British forces after four days of fierce battles in and around the city.
  • January 1902: By 1901 the city of Obegu signed a treaty with Great Britain and was integrated into the Southern Nigeria Colony.
  • March 1902: The Aro Confederacy lost Ikotobo to British forces after the Battle of Ikotobo.
  • April 1902: The Aro Confederacy ceased to exist after its defeat by British forces in the Battle of Bende.

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 1787: Independence of Duke Town.

  • January 1791: The chiefdom of Obioko is established.

  • January 1801: Establishment of Eyumdjock and Ossing in Cameroon.

  • January 1870: Opobo state was founded in 1869 by members of the Opubo Anna Pepple wari ("house") from Okolo-Ama.

  • July 1884: After the signing of treaties of protection between the German delegation and the principal leaders of the Duálá, Ndumb'a Lobe (King Bell) and Ngand'a Kwa (Akwa), on July 11 and 12, 1884, the germans acquired the Duala ethnic regions.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1902: By 1901 the city of Obegu signed a treaty with Great Britain and was integrated into the Southern Nigeria Colony.
  • March 1902: The Aro Confederacy lost Ikotobo to British forces after the Battle of Ikotobo.
  • April 1902: The Aro Confederacy ceased to exist after its defeat by British forces in the Battle of Bende.
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