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Name: Kenu

Type: Polity

Start: 1785 AD

End: 1899 AD

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Was a precolonial polity in Nigeria.

Establishment

  • January 1785: In 1784, the Kenu state was founded in the territory that includes Kenu and Gwanara.

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    1. Events

  • January 1811: Gwanara split from Kenu.

    • Disestablishment

  • January 1900: By 1890 the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria was created. At this point most petty Kingdoms of southern Nigeria were already under British rule.

    • Selected Sources

  • Asakitikpi, A. E. / Asakitikp, A. O. (2024): Modern Nigeria, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, p. 36

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