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Jaja of Opobo

c. 1821–1891

Nigeria

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Biography

Born in Igboland and sold into slavery, Jaja rose to lead a powerful palm-oil trading state in the Niger Delta before being exiled by the British.

1583–1663

c. 1280–c. 1337

c. 1217–c. 1255