Kingdom of Aboh
Kingdom of Aboh | |||||||||||
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| c. 1650 - 1900 | |||||||||||
Aboh at its territorial height | |||||||||||
| Status | Kingdom | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Igbo | ||||||||||
| Religion | Odinala, Christianity | ||||||||||
| Government | Elective Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Obi | |||||||||||
| Historical era | Early Modern | ||||||||||
| Currency | Cowry shells, Manillas | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Nigeria | ||||||||||
The Aboh Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of Abo, was a kingdom in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria. Its capital, Aboh was located in present-day Delta State, and was founded by the Ukwuani people, a subgroup of the Igbo people. Due to being situated along the lower Niger River, Aboh served as a center in political and commercial matters between the 17th and 19th century. The kingdom peaked under Eze Obi Ossai, having reached its zenith under his rule, becoming a major trading power where it acted as a middleman in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and later the palm oil trade.