Anẹ Igáláà (Igala Land), also known as the Igala Kingdom,[1] was a pre-colonial West African state, located at the eastern region of the confluence of River Niger and River Benue in the Middle Belt or North-central of Nigeria.[2] The kingdom was founded by the Igala people, with the "Àtá" serving as the Igala Emperor, national father and spiritual head, and the capital of Igala land is at Idah. The Igala Kingdom influenced and has been influenced by the Idoma, and Jukun, and is likely made up of descendants of these groups who settled and mixed with the native Igala populations.
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Anẹ Igáláà (Igala Land), also known as the IgalaKingdom, was a pre-colonial West African state, located at the eastern region of the confluence of River...
politics. In times past, the Igala have held key state government positions. While the present kingdom has diminished in size, Igala people and their culture...
Inikpi was the virgin princess of the IgalaKingdom, buried alive to save the kingdom from the doom of the Igala-Benin war in 1515-1516 during the rein...
in the middle belt region of Nigeria. It is the headquarter of the IgalaKingdom, and also a Local Government Area with an area of 36 km2. Idah had a...
and taboos. The kingdom appears to have passed its peak in the 18th century, encroached upon by the rise of the Benin and Igalakingdom, and later the...
Alaji Opaluwa Oguche Akpa II (listen) is the 28th Àtá Ígálá (paramount ruler) of the IgalaKingdom in the Middle Belt of Nigeria. Opaluwa was born into...
Caliphate while the Eastern half of the State is the land of the ancient IgalaKingdom. In the 1900s and 1910s, British expeditions occupied the area and incorporated...
kingdoms and states occurred, which included the Igbo Kingdom of Nri, the Benin Kingdom, the Yoruba city-states as well as the Kingdom of Ife, Igala Kingdom...
II (listen) (1948 – August 27, 2020) was the 27th Àtá Ígálá (paramount ruler) of the IgalaKingdom in the Middle Belt of Nigeria. Oboni II was born in 1948...
organization IgalaKingdom, a pre-colonial West African state Igala language, a Volta–Niger language Igala people, an ethnic group in Nigeria Igala Union, a...
Oba Esigie expanded the kingdom eastwards, after defeating an invasion and attempted conquest of Benin by the Igalakingdom. Benin gained political strength...
the Igala and Jukun kingdoms. The Prince of the Jukun kingdom, who had become lost during a hunting expedition, sought refuge in the Igalakingdom. After...
military officer, a physician and a politician. He was born in Idah, IgalaKingdom. Ali served as the Deputy Director of Army Medical Services and Chief...
the Attah and paramount leader of the IgalaKingdom. Idoko had two(2) sons: Atiyele and Ayegba. Ankpa kingdom at that time comprised: the present Ankpa...
listen GCFR (1910 – July 16, 2012) was the 26th Àtá Igala (paramount ruler) of the IgalaKingdom in Nigeria. Obaje reigned for 56 years making him one...
communities with its capital in Ikem. The region was once part of the IgalaKingdom, however, due to colonization the area fell under the British Protectorate...
Empire (1440–1897) of the defunct Bendel State (now Edo State) and IgalaKingdom of Kogi State in Nigeria, which also explains why Anaku is a land of...
Ebele, the daughter and successor of Abutu Eje who was the founder of IgalaKingdom. A dispute over Idah's kingship which led to the migration of several...
founder of different kingdoms. Attah the second son of Eri left and founded Igalakingdom while Oba moved to found Benin kingdom. Menri later left Aguleri...
Esigie successfully defended against an invasion from the northern IgalaKingdom and captured their leader. Esigie rewarded his key political and mystical...
brother Eguguojo to the throne. IgalaKingdom Ebulejonu, also known as Ebule (reigned in the 16th century) Akure Kingdom Èyé Àró (reigned 1393–1419) Èyémọ̀ị́n...
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