Kingdom of Nri
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According to Igbo oral tradition, the reign began in 1043. It was located in southeastern Nigeria.
Establishment
January 1044: According to Igbo oral tradition, the Kingdom of Nri, began in 1043.
Chronology
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1. Events
January 1199: Ogwashi-Uku founded.
January 1551: Onitsha state founded.
January 1691: Eke Onunwa becomes the first king of the chiefdom of Owerri.
January 1885: The Niger Coast Protectorate was established by British colonial administrator Sir Ralph Moor in 1884. It was later renamed the Oil Rivers Protectorate before eventually becoming part of the larger British colony of Nigeria.
Disestablishment
January 1912: In 1911, British colonial troops forced the reigning Eze Nri (King of Nri) to renounce to effective political power and annexed the Kingdom to the Southern Nigeria Colony.
