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The kingdom was founded by the Igala people, with the "Àtá" serving as the Igala king, 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 ...
The Igala Kingdom expanded vastly beyond the present-day boundary. Their homeland, the former Igala Kingdom, is a triangular area of about 14,000 km 2 (5,400 sq mi) in the angle formed by the Benue and Niger rivers. [11]: 1 The area was formerly known as the Igala Division of Kabba province and is now part of Kogi State.
The Àtá's palace (the seat of power in the Igala Kingdom) is located in the ancient city of Idah. He was one of the longest-serving monarchs in Nigeria. He has conferred on a large population of the Igala people traditional chieftaincy titles, including the title of Agenyi-Àtá of Igala Kingdom, bestowed on Chief Ogwu J. Onoja, SAN.
Their homeland, the former Igala Kingdom, is an approximately triangular area of about 14,000 km 2 (5,400 sq mi) in the angle formed by the Benue and Niger rivers. The area was formerly the Igala Division of Kabba province and is now part of Kogi State. The capital is Idah in Kogi state. Igala people are majorly found in Kogi state.
The history of Nigeria before 1500 has been divided into its prehistory, Iron Age, and flourishing of its kingdoms and states. Acheulean tool-using archaic humans may have dwelled throughout West Africa since at least between 780,000 BP and 126,000 BP ( Middle Pleistocene ). [ 1 ]
The journey of Opaluwa's reign as the 28th Àtá Ígáláà began with his selection by the Ígáláà Traditional Council on 28 April 2021, as Attah-designate, [6] [5] and confirmed on 18 October 2021, following an official approval by the Kogi State Executive Council [7] in Lokoja, the state capital, [8] about a year after the demise of his predecessor, Attah Idakwo Ameh Oboni II in August 2020.
They speak an Olu dialect of the Igala language and share deep cultural, historical, and linguistic ties with the Igala Kingdom in Kogi State. Origins and Identity • The Ilushi people trace their roots to the Igala Kingdom, which was historically influential in the Niger-Benue region.
The Prince of the Jukun kingdom, who had become lost during a hunting expedition, sought refuge in the Igala kingdom. [2] [3] After several months, he decided to return to his kingdom. The Attah of Igala, the local ruler, organized a farewell gesture, with the Igala people providing food and items to bid the Prince farewell. [4]