Aro Confederacy
Aro Confederacy Omu Aro | |||||||||
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| Capital | Arochukwu | ||||||||
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| Government | Confederalism | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern | ||||||||
• Established | 1640 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1902 | ||||||||
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The Aro Confederacy (1640–1902) was a political union orchestrated by the Aro people, an Igbo subgroup, centered in Arochukwu in present-day southeastern Nigeria. The Aro Confederacy was founded after the end of the Aro-Ibibio Wars. Their influence and presence was all over Eastern Nigeria, lower Middle Belt, and parts of present-day Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Northern Gabon during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Arochukwu communities were an economic, political, and an oracular center as they were home to the Ibini Ukpabi oracle, High Priests, the Aro King Eze Aro, and central council (Okpankpo). The Aro Confederacy was a powerful and influential political and economic alliance of various Igbo-speaking communities in southeastern Nigeria. It emerged during the 17th century and played a significant role in the region until the late 19th century.