Biography of king jaja of opobo

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    Jaja of Opobo

    King of Opobo and palm oil merchant, c. 1821–1891

    This article is about the 19th-century West African king. For the VoIP provider, see Jajah.

    King Jaja of Opobo

    King Jaja of Opobo, Opobo

    Reign25 December 1870–September 1887
    Coronation25 December 1870
    PredecessorNo Predecessor
    SuccessorKing Sunday Jaja (Jeki II)
    Bornc.

    1821
    Umuduruoha, Amaigbo, present-day Imo State

    Diedc. 1891
    Tenerife, Spain
    Burial

    Opobo

    HouseSam Annie-Pepple
    DynastyJaja

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    Biography of king jaja of opobo

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    • 1821–1891) was the founder and first king (amanyanabo) of the Opobo Kingdom in present-day Rivers State and Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. Originally belonging to the Igbo ethnicity,[1][2] he was initiated into the Ijaw people during his time in Bonny.

    Life and career

    In his youth, Jaja was kidnapped from Igboland, possibly by the Aro Confederacy,[3] and sold into slavery.