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Igala

1600 CE 1900 CE
G SC New WA  ni_igala_k
Preceding Entity: Add one more here.
596 CE 1820 CE Kwararafa (ni_kwararafa)    [elite replacement]

Succeeding Entity:
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General Variables
Identity and Location
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Language
Religion
Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale
Hierarchical Complexity
Professions
Bureaucracy Characteristics
Law
Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Transport Infrastructure
Special-purpose Sites
Information / Writing System
Information / Kinds of Written Documents
Information / Money
Information / Postal System
Information / Measurement System
Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications
Military use of Metals
Projectiles
Handheld weapons
Animals used in warfare
Armor
Naval technology
Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.
Religion Variables Coding in Progress.
Crisis Consequences Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

NGA Settlements:

Year Range Igala (ni_igala_k) was in:
Home NGA: None
General Variables
Identity and Location Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Utm Zone 31 N Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Original Name Igala Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Capital Idah Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Alternative Name Atagara Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Alternative Name Okpoto Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Temporal Bounds Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Peak Years 1799 CE Confident
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Duration [1600 CE ➜ 1900 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Succeeding Entity British Empire Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity elite migration Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Preceding Entity
596 CE 1820 CE
Kwararafa (ni_kwararafa)   [elite replacement]  Confident
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Degree of Centralization confederated state Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Language Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Linguistic Family Niger-Congo Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Linguistic Family Afro-Asiatic Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Language Idoma Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Language Arabic Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Religion Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Religious Tradition ancestor worship Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Polity Territory 13,000 km2 Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Settlement Hierarchy [2 to 3] Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Religious Level 3 Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Military Level 3 Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Administrative Level 12 Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Professions Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Professional Soldier Absent Inferred 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Professional Priesthood Present Inferred 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Professional Military Officer Absent Inferred 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Law Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Judge Present Inferred 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Present Inferred 1600 CE  1900 CE
Court Present Inferred 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Market Present Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building Present Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Port Present Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Burial Site Present Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Information / Writing System Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Written Record Present Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Script Present Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Information / Money Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Token Present Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Article Present Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Store Of Wealth Present Confident 1600 CE  1900 CE
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Information / Postal System Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Information / Measurement System Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Igala (ni_igala_k)
Variable Coded Value Tags Year(s) See More
Military use of Metals Igala (ni_igala_k)
Variable Coded Value Tags Year(s) See More
Projectiles Igala (ni_igala_k)
Variable Coded Value Tags Year(s) See More
Handheld weapons Igala (ni_igala_k)
Variable Coded Value Tags Year(s) See More
Animals used in warfare Igala (ni_igala_k)
Variable Coded Value Tags Year(s) See More
Armor Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Naval technology Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Human Sacrifice Igala (ni_igala_k)
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Crisis Cases
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Instability Data
Power Transitions
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