WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE KINGDOM OF NRI?
Written by Matarazee Do you know that the great Nri kingdom of Awka was founded in the 900 AD in the North Central of Igboland and is considered the oldest kingdom in Nigeria. It was a center of spirituality, learning, and commerce. The Nsukka-Awka-Orlu axis is said to be the oldest area of Igbo settlement and therefore, homeland of the Igbo people. . They were agents of peace and harmony whose influence stretched beyond Igboland. The Nri people's influence in neighboring lands was especially in southern Igalaland and the Benin Kingdom in the 12th to 15th centuries. As great travelers, they were also business people involved in the long distant trans-Saharan trade . The development and sophistication of this civilization is evident in the bronze castings found in Igbo Ukwu, an area of Nri influence. Since we all knew of the involvement of the Benin kingdom in the trading of crafted Bronze so the Benin Kingd...