Ile Ife
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Was a precolonial Yoruba kingdom in Nigeria.
Establishment
January 1501: In 1500, the city of Ile Ife was founded in present-day Nigeria. It is considered the spiritual center of the Yoruba people. According to Yoruba mythology, Ile Ife is believed to be the birthplace of humanity and the location where the gods descended to create the world.
Chronology
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Disestablishment
January 1901: In the aftermath of prolonged wars between the mainland Yoruba states, the British Lagos Colony established a protectorate over most of Yorubaland by 1900.
January 1901: The coast of modern-day Nigeria was part of the British Colony of Southern Nigeria by 1900.
