The Kingdom of Nri rose in the 9th century CE, with the Eze Nri being its leader.

Benin exercised considerable influence on the western Igbo who adopted many of the political structures familiar to the Yoruba-Benin region, but Asaba and its immediate neighbors, such as Ibusa, Ogwashi-Ukwu, Okpanam, Issele-Azagba and Issele-Ukwu were much closer to the Kingdom of Nri.

* Nri Kingdom

* 1043: the Kingdom of Nri of West Africa is said to have started in this year with Eze Nri Ìfikuánim

* c. 948: The Nri Kingdom in what is now Southeastern Nigeria starts.

The discovery of the bronzes were made by locals from Igbo Ukwu and they mark the start of the development of the Nri Kingdom.

* The Nri Kingdom in what is now Southeastern Nigeria is started by Eri.

* The first king of the Kingdom of Nri, Eze Nri Ìfikuánim is installed in West Africa.

These include the Yoruba city of Ife ( noted for its naturalistic art ) and the Oyo Empire, the Benin Empire of the Edo people centered in Benin city, the Igbo Kingdom of Nri which produced advanced bronze art at Igbo Ukwu, and the Akan who are noted for their intricate architecture.

Little is known about the history of Nsukka except that the Kingdom of Nri had contact with Nsukka in earlier periods.

The Igbo in the southeast, in contrast to the two other groups, lived mostly in mostly autonomous, democratically organised communities although there were monarchs in many of these ancient cities such as the Kingdom of Nri, which in its zenith controlled most of Igbo land, including influence on the Anioma people, Arochukwu which controlled slavery in Igbo land and Onitsha.

* Kingdom of Nri, An Igbo kingdom that flourished between the 10th Century and early 20th Century

Meanwhile, south of the Sudan, strong city states arose in Kingdom of Nri, Ife, Bono, and Benin around the fourth and fifth centuries.

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